WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and John Curtis (R-Utah), both members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today introduced the Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act. This bill would reauthorize essential water infrastructure resilience programs to help water and wastewater utilities receive funding they desperately need.
Environmental Protection Agency data shows that over $1.2 trillion will be needed to upgrade our country's aging water infrastructure and help it withstand climate disasters and cyber threats. These dangers could potentially disrupt water services, compromise critical data, and risk public sa...