EPA launches a 'back-to-basics' blueprint to help rural drinking water systems The new program rescinds a Biden-era policy which prioritized projects that are less relevant to rural areas.

“A lot of [rural] communities don’t need big, expensive projects; they need help making what they already have work better, or help getting into compliance with [federal] regulations,” Stephens said. #ruralwater

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Environmental Lawyer Jason Unger rejoins to discuss water security compliance #ruralwater #quality #quantity
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Summit panelists say federal funding for rural water projects is likely to tighten • South Dakota Searchlight Panelists in Sioux Falls said that a new focus on budget cuts and efficiencies could impact South Dakota drinking water projects.

A search for spending cuts in the federal government (including by #ElonMusk and #VivekRamaswamy) could result in South Dakota and its communities paying more for #RuralWater projects, panelists said at a water summit.

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