Carper Highlights Historic Drinking Water Investments, Additional Water Infrastructure Needs

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"To date, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is the single-largest water infrastructure investment in our nation's history. Through that law, Congress is investing an unprecedented $55 billion to improve drinking water and wastewater systems in communities across our nation, including replacing lead service lines and addressing emerging contaminants. And, it was fully paid for. Still, there is more that needs to be done and more that can be done. My hope is that today's hearing will allow us to gain a deeper understanding of how the implementation of those historic funds is going.

This past April, EPA released its most recent Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment, which estimated that the 20-year national drinking water infrastructure need is a staggering $625 billion … Please tell us about your experience with respect to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's funding, what you have been able to achieve with that funding, and tell us a bit about the financial gap that remains in your efforts to address water infrastructure challenges.

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Would you please take a moment to discuss the disparity between the amount of money that companies spend to manufacture PFAS and the financial burden on communities that must handle the clean-up of these chemicals?"

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