Clean Water Advocacy - Regulatory Priorities -
1. Infrastructure Funding

AMSA recommends that EPA support the water and wastewater infrastructure funding recommendations of the Water Infrastructure Network and any new legislation to finance clean and safe water for America that:

• Creates a long-term, sustainable, and reliable source of federal funding for clean and safe water;

• Authorizes capitalization of the next generation of state financing authorities to distribute funds in fiscally responsible and flexible ways, including grants, loans, loan subsidies, and credit assistance;

• Focuses on critical "core" water and wastewater infrastructure needs and non-point source pollution;

• Streamlines federal administration of the funding program and encourages continuous improvement in program administration at both the federal and state levels; and

• Adequately finances strong state programs to implement the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act.