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September 20, 2006, No. 06-07
 Clean Water Funding: Evaporating Funds Leaving Towns Dry
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Background
- What is the Clean Water Fund?
- Why is it Needed?
- The Clean Water Program Is In Trouble
- Municipalities Are Willing To Carry Their Fair Share
- Why Grants Are Needed and Loans Alone Aren’t Good Enough
- The Consequences Of Inaction
- What The State Can Do To Help
- Increase Grant Funding
- Reduce Program Costs
- DEP’s Advisory Work Group
- Summary
SUMMARY
From the municipal perspective, Connecticut’s Clean Water Fund is a good program compared with others around the country. There is no dispute that over the last 20 years the State has made a significant financial investment in clean water projects. But it is clear that municipalities, their property taxpayers, and sewer users cannot bear the present and future high costs associated with cleaning up our waterways.
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