Flint Crisis Heightens Debate On EPA's FY17 Infrastructure Funding Levels

The Flint, MI, drinking water crisis is spurring new dialogue between water industry groups and lawmakers about water utilities' longstanding fiscal and policy priorities such as affordability, the value of water and funds to repair aging water infrastructure systems -- issues that are likely to be a major part of the debate over EPA's imminent fiscal year 2017 budget proposal, water industry sources say. Sources say it remains to be seen whether and how the debate over helping Flint reduce...