Campaign Partner: Environment America | |
Over the past 50 years, America’s waterways have become increasingly polluted, resulting in extensive and ever more costly cleanup efforts. One of the biggest causes of our worsening water quality is our failing water infrastructure. Across our country, much of the infrastructure that handles our drinking water, wastewater and storm water is inadequate, outdated, in need of repairs or all the above. Compounding the problem, our badly deteriorating, inadequate infrastructure has made increased flooding an even more dangerous threat to companies, supply chains and communities. | |
Making the essential investments in water infrastructure would create millions of jobs, generate hundreds of billions of dollars in economic growth, and save American businesses approximately $94 billion a year in retained sales over the next 10 years. In July, the House of Representatives approved an additional $11 billion for water infrastructure (beyond U.S. EPA’s regular budget), as part of a broader appropriations bill. Some of this funding will also help secure safe drinking water for our communities. This figure seems large until compared to the $271 billion that EPA estimates it will take just to repair and maintain our wastewater infrastructure over the next 20 years. Now the Senate must act! | |
Please sign on to this letter to the United States Senate telling them American businesses support federal investment in our water infrastructure. Elected officials listen to business, so let your voice be heard now! Thanks for all you do! Stay well! | |
