Bill Would Help Communities Improve Water, Sewer Infrastructure

by Les Masterson

State leaders have presented a plan that would increase the amount that communities can borrow through low-interest loans from the state’s Water Pollution Abatement Trust to repair drinking and wastewater systems.

According to Associated Press, a 2012 report found that the commonwealth “is facing a shortfall of approximately $21 billion over the next two decades to keep driving and wastewater systems in a state of adequate repair."

Sponsors of the legislation said the legislation would create a “leak classification system” to alert communities of “high-hazard leaks,” while also pushing for more “green” water projects.

Read the full Associated Press report here.