Don’t Play Politics with SRF Funding
As the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives spars with President Obama over needed budget cuts, it appears that funding of the State Revolving Fund (SRF) program is a pawn in the chess game. The House Republicans have proposed drastic cuts to the federal budget, including the EPA.
Continued and increased funding for the SRF program is targeted for cuts. As I’ve stated in previous blog articles (here and here), a sustained and increased investment in our water and wastewater infrastructure is critical for economic growth and public health and welfare. The SRF program is the primary federal funding mechanism to support this.
It is critical that SRF funding be sustained and increased to both continue to spur our economic recovery and ensure that one of our greatest public investments (our water and wastewater infrastructure) doesn’t crumble around us. I hope you join me in calling on Congress and President Obama to support sustained and increased funding to this vital program.
