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Opinion: Forty more years of progress on water infrastructure

Posted Tue, 2012/10/23 - 4:23pm by RCAP

From the Associated General Contractors of America:

Forty years ago, the primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution went into effect. The Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972, known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), became law after the bill was vetoed by President Nixon. In a tradition that continues to this day, the legislation was spurred on by bipartisan support and public opinion.

Politico: Main Content The GOP's secret EPA love

Posted Mon, 2011/03/07 - 10:37am by RCAP

On March 3, Politico ran a front-page article about Obama's federal budget proposal and what it would do to the state revolving funds of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

RCAP's regional partners, which carry out the national network's work with small, rural communities, have these state revolving funds as one funding source that communities can access for their infrastructure projects. The RCAP network also receives funding from other EPA sources for its annual budget to carry out its work with communities.

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