EPA OUTLINES ADDITIONAL SPENDING FOR NEW DRINKING WATER PROGRAMS

The Office of Water (OW) will receive $13 million out of a requested $15 million in additional funding for Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) implementation, according to the fiscal year 1997 operating plan that the agency has submitted to Congress. The bulk of this funding will be aimed at quickly advancing the agency's work on identifying new drinking water contaminants and establishing a state loan program to fund construction of drinking water treatment plants. As part of the Sept. 30...