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NACWA urges Member Agencies to contact your Congressional Delegation to urge them to oppose cuts to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) program contained in the House of Representatives’proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 appropriations bill for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The full House will debate the FY16 EPA spending package  on the floor this Wednesday. The House EPA bill contains drastic cuts to the Clean Water and Drinking Water SRFs providing $1.8 billion in total funding – a 23% cut from current levels. The CWSRF is funded at $1.018 billion and the DWSRF at $757 million – a 30% and 16% cut respectively.

The House bill is calling for steep cuts to clean water funding during a time when drinking water and wastewater agencies face increased regulatory and enforcement pressures, as well as unprecedented droughts in one third of the country. It is critical that NACWA Members voice their opposition to these cuts to your Congressional delegation and urge that funding for the Clean Water and Drinking Water SRF programs be restored.

NACWA sent a letter , with six other water organizations, urging Congress to stand firm on funding for clean and safe water infrastructure for fiscal year 2016. The letter specifically calls on Congress to fund the Clean Water SRF at $1.45 billion; fund the Drinking Water (SRF) at $1.186 billion; fully fund the Water Infrastructure Financing & Innovation Act (WIFIA) program at $25 million; and, provide $50 million for water reuse and conservation projects.

Visit www.house.gov for contact information for your Member.

Members are invited to use the coalition letter to draft similar letters of their own to Congress. Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with any questions.