Municipal drinking water and wastewater treatment operations are facing growing financial uncertainty due to federal funding cuts and grant freezes.
Communities are facing demands on many fronts, from mandates to address PFAS and other new kinds of contamination, to aging service and sewer lines, all of which can come with high price tags. The federal government has historically been a key partner in financing upgrades to sewer and water utilities, and the previous administration oversaw levels of funding for public works projects that were unprecedented in recent times.But more recent shifts in federal spending are leaving many local utilities feeling vulnerable.Contaminant
