House Committee Passes Rural Water Bill

Earlier this week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the “Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act” (S. 611).  This bill, originally introduced on the Senate side by Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), would provide increased technical assistance to rural drinking water utilities.  While the bill received bi-partisan support, Democrats expressed the need to expand the assistance for different types of water systems.  Additionally, Democrats raised the need to reauthorize the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to help water systems in all areas of the country.