Dan Lipinski: “I have to say that the Bateman substitute suffers from the same defects as the ones in the bill. It uses the same…”

“I have to say that the Bateman substitute suffers from the same defects as the ones in the bill. It uses the same outdated population and needs data to apportion SRF money to finance construction of wastewater facilities. The result is a formula that bears no resemblance to the clean water needs we face today. Thus, it will not help us prepare for the environmental challenges we will be facing in the near future. The phase-in period is also problemmatical. It simply means that we have to wait another 4 years to get 20 percent of the adjustment we need to reflect current and future needs. We have waited a long time to update the wastewater SRF formula.”