Recent studies said that only 5 percent of the funds under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund went to control non-point source pollution, like agricultural or urban runoff, point source pollution from water pipes.
Lautenberg highlights the inadequacy of funding for controlling significant pollution sources.
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