News Briefs: Designees Announced for President Trump's Water Subcabinet

The U.S. EPA and its federal partners wrapped up a week focused on federal coordination on water issues by announcing designees for the Water Subcabinet, established by President Trump’s Executive Order on “Modernizing America’s Water Resource Management and Water Infrastructure.”The Water Subcabinet designees will be responsible for implementing the strategic direction and specific actions initiated under Executive Order to improve federal water infrastructure and prioritize access to essential water supplies for Americans.As stated in the Executive Order, the Water Subcabinet is chaired by the Secretary of the Interior and the administrator of the EPA. The designees to the newly formed