The House Appropriations Committee approved the $358 billion federal
spending portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Jan.
21 in a partisan vote of 35-22. This section of the $825 billion package
includes $6 billion for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF); $2
billion for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF); and $3.8
billion for rural water and wastewater systems as well as other funds for
water-related projects.
Municipal organizations, including the Na
