Amount in Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill for water service line replacement is woefully short to address the problem, say several industry officials familiar with drinking water issues.
After detailed text of bipartisan group's 2,700-page bill is released, construction and engineering groups are eagerly delving through what is by far the most important infrastructure legislation in years.
The 5.4-mile Interstate 30 project in central Arkansas widens the highway to six lanes from four, a $187-million undertaking that’s part of the 36 projects approved by voters back in 2012.
Inequities exist in all sectors—from highway alignments to industrial sites and wastewater treatment plant locations—but finding solutions won’t be easy or without controversy.