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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan on Monday discussed water infrastructure-related provisions in the White House’s $2 trillion infrastructure package while participating in a virtual roundtable.
Regan noted that the impacts of climate change frequently come in the form of “water stress,” be it flooding, droughts or sea level rises.
“When our communities are in need or need us, I want to let you know that EPA stands by . ready to help,” he said. He noted that the agency is currently dispatching coordinators to Piney Point, Fla., to coordinate with Gov. Ron DeSantis
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Water-related provisions of the bill include the replacement of all lead pipes, with a goal of averting environmental disasters such as the contamination of drinking water in Flint, Mich. A total of $111 billion in funds would go to the water infrastructure projects.
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