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May 17, 2021
The Connecticut Water Works Association (CWWA), which represents municipal, regional and private water companies serving residents and businesses throughout Connecticut, is urging lawmakers to include investment in water infrastructure funding in its plan to allocate federal funding under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
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"Recognizing the importance of replacing and upgrading aging water infrastructure to provide residents and businesses with safe, reliable public water supplies, the ARPA emphasizes that funds may be used to make investments in water infrastructure, including building or upgrading facilities and transmission, distribution, and storage systems, the replacement of lead service lines and climate change initiatives," said Elizabeth Gara, Executive Director of the Connecticut Water Works Association (CWWA). "Given the lifelong impact of lead exposure on children, the U.S. Treasury Interim Final Rule encourages states to consider funding projects to replace lead service lines," Gara noted.