TITLE: Drinking Water Needs and Infrastructure

CIS-NO: 2002-H361-52  
SOURCE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. House  
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve the full text of testimony  
DATE: Apr. 11, 2002  
LENGTH: iii+108 p.  
CONG-SESS: 107-2  
ITEM-NO: 1019-A-01; 1019-B-01  
SUDOC: Y4.C73/8:107-107  


SUMMARY:
Committee Serial No. 107-107. Hearing before the Subcom on Environment and Hazardous Materials to examine State and local drinking water quality infrastructure needs, and to review the need for increased Federal funding of State and local drinking water infrastructure enhancement projects.
 
Supplementary material (p. 6-12, 102-108) includes submitted statements, correspondence, and a witness's written replies to Subcom questions.

CONTENT-NOTATION: Water quality infrastructure programs improvement issues

DESCRIPTORS:  
   SUBCOM ON ENVIRONMENT AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. HOUSE;  WATER SUPPLY AND USE; FEDERAL AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS-ENVIRONMENT; FEDERAL AID TO STATES-ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

02-H361-52 TESTIMONY NO: 1     Apr. 11, 2002 p. 14-54
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   GRUMBLES, BENJAMIN H. (Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, EPA)
   BEIDER, PERRY C. (Principal Analyst, CBO)
   WOOD, DAVID G. (Director, Natural Resources and Environment Issues, GAO)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Overview of drinking water infrastructure improvement and funding needs; review of CBO projections for State and local drinking water capital investment needs; findings of GAO analysis of EPA cost estimates of future grants to States for drinking water improvements.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Water quality infrastructure improvement and funding issues
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE; GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE; PROJECTIONS
 
 
02-H361-52 TESTIMONY NO: 2     Apr. 11, 2002 p. 55-102
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   RUTHERFORD, JAY L. (Director, Water Supply Division, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation; representing Association of State Drinking Water Administrators)
   BELLA, JOSEPH A. (Executive Director, Passaic Valley Water Commission; representing Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies)
   MOORE, JOSEPH A. (Alderman, Chicago, Ill.; representing National League of Cities)
   NEUKRUG, HOWARD (Director, Office of Watersheds, Philadelphia Water Department; representing American Water Works Association)
   RONNEBAUM, ELMER (General Manager, Kansas Rural Water Association; representing National Rural Water Association)
   GLORIOD, TERRY L. (President, Illinois-American Water Co.; representing National Association of Water Companies)
   SCHWARTZ, PAUL D. (National Policy Coordinator, Clean Water Action)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Overview of drinking water infrastructure improvement and funding needs; importance of increased Federal funding of State and local drinking water improvement programs to ensure quality and safety of drinking water supplies; views on EPA grants to States for water infrastructure enhancement projects.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Water quality infrastructure improvement and funding issues
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   ASSOCIATION OF STATE DRINKING WATER ADMINISTRATORS; ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN WATER AGENCIES; NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES; AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION; NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATER COMPANIES; CLEAN WATER ACTION

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