Joint Finance Committee Set To Vote On Additional Funding For State Environmental Loans
Wisconsin is getting more than $61.7 million from the federal government to fund improvements to water and wastewater infrastructure through the state’s revolving loan programs.
Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposal would boost funding for those programs. The Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee is set to vote on funding for environmental loans Tuesday.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that Wisconsin would receive just under $43 million for its Clean Water Fund Program and $18.7 million for the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program as part of $2.6 billion in funding for state programs nationwide...
Ken Notes: We need a comprehensive plan in place to prioritize what gets funded and how. Also we need to address legislation controlling impact on or watersheds across the board or we are just spitting in the wind. CAFO`s come to mind, and new mines, and ag chemicals, and set backs on streams and watersheds, and working with the power companies....
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