Proposed Budget Plan Cuts Funding for Rural Infrastructure

Plans unveiled by the Trump Administration last week include elimination of a $498 million program that aids rural water and wastewater systems.

By Kyle Rogers
March 21, 2017

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Donald Trump Budget Funding State Revolving Fund (SRF) National Rural Water Association American Water Works Association (AWWA) Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Infrastructure

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Rural water infrastructure would take a hit under the proposed 2018 federal budget unveiled last week by President Donald Trump. A full budget will be submitted in May, but the “blueprint” just released provided some details of the cuts the Trump administration is looking...

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