Responding to the high lead levels in the drinking water systems of Boston and the nation's capitol, Sen. Jim Jeffords (I-Vt.) introduced legislation to overhaul the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Responding to the high lead levels in the drinking water systems of Boston and the nation's capitol, Sen. Jim Jeffords (I-Vt.), ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, introduced legislation to overhaul the Safe Drinking Water Act. He was joined by Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-Md.), Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.).
“The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that our nation needs $265 billion to maintain and improve its drinking water infrastructure over the next 20 years,” Jeffords said. “If we don't address this, we'll be facing more and more health and environmental issues as our nation's water infrastructure degrades.”