WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it is expanding a program to help rural communities with serious sewage problems get technical help to plan improvements and apply for funding.
“For the first time ever, these communities are going to get an assessment about ... what is the status of their wastewater infrastructure.
Still, “the water infrastructure gap is is greater than the resources we have,” and the Biden administration will continue to advocate for more funding, she said.
The tribe has received funding to pump septic tanks and develop educational materials, and is applying for funding for infrastructure improvements, Fox said.
The town of White Hall, in Lowndes County, Alabama, has developed wastewater treatment and funding options to address sewage that sometimes ran into yards.
Persons:
—, Radhika Fox, ” Fox, Biden, Fox, We’re, ”, Catherine Flowers
Organizations:
WASHINGTON, Biden, U.S . Environmental, San Carlos Apache, Center for Rural Enterprise, Environmental, Associated Press, Walton Family Foundation, AP
Locations:
South, Southwest, U.S, Arizona, White, Lowndes County , Alabama