Carper announces Senate passage of clean water bill in Wilmington
Delaware News Desk
Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, joined Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki, Wilmington Public Works Commissioner Kelly Williams, National Rural Water Association President David Baird and National Wildlife Federation President Collin O’Mara on May 3 to announce the Senate passage of the bipartisan Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021.
This legislation, the first infrastructure bill advanced by the Senate this Congress, would strengthen drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, foster economic growth, enhance the health and well-being of families across the nation and prioritize disadvantaged communities.