With the White House administration’s proposed budget cuts, including the significant 31 percent cut to the EPA, it is more important than ever to understand the value and importance of asset management as it pertains to the preservation of our underground infrastructure.By the time this article is published, the proposed cut could mean $2.6 billion less in EPA spending than last fiscal year. While the proposed
budget does increase state revolving funds by $4 million over last year, these cuts include, among other things, the diminished enforcement of EPA regulatory programs, which could have a significant impact on EPA consent decrees
