This kind of historic investment, coupled with the ability to distribute a significant amount of funding in the form of grants, or in the form of loan forgiveness, will provide all States and territories with more resources for water infrastructure than they have ever had before, I believe.
Carper emphasizes the unprecedented funding for water infrastructure from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
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To have vacancies that may be not just months, but in some cases years to that have been filled, that justice delayed is justice denied.
We are better off when we hear community concerns at the beginning of the process rather than at the end.
Public engagement can build trust, it can increase public buy-in, can help resolve issues, can help prevent litigation, and ultimately it can save time and money.
I think the greatest way that the Commission can have an impact on that is probably through our rate-making authority.
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