Water Experts Say Infrastructure Needs More Federal, Ratepayer Spending

Drinking water and wastewater experts are emphasizing the need for both the federal government and water customers to increase spending on water infrastructure in order to meet pressing needs for infrastructure upgrades nationally that have been highlighted by the drinking water crisis in Flint, MI. But such a move would require a shift in the public perception of the cost of water, several experts said at a May 11 conference on water infrastructure sponsored by Circle of Blue, American Public...