12/05/2023
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"In my home State of North Carolina alone, there is a documented need of $11 billion for clean water projects."
"I am excited to hear from the members of this panel on the issues communities are facing in addressing the nation's water and wastewater infrastructure needs."
"According to EPA's last 'Clean Water Needs Survey' report to Congress in 2016, the total documented needs for sustainable wastewater infrastructure... are at least $270 billion over the next two decad..."
"Even by congressional standards, these investments are expensive and cannot be handled by simply authorizing and appropriating the same or larger amounts of federal funds."