Summary of significant outcomes from 2016 legislative fly-in
- Confirmed that Reps Sam graves (R-MO) and Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) will co-sponsor the Decentralized Wastewater Caucus
- Confirmed that we have language included on the House Appropriations Interior, Environment and Related Agencies bill which was passed by the committee:
- Further, the Committee is aware that more than
one quarter of the U.S. population relies on onsite-decentralized
systems to treat wastewater. The Committee urges the Agency to
designate additional technical assistance, resources and expertise
toward onsite wastewater recycling issues within the Decentralized
Wastewater Program.
- Further, the Committee is aware that more than
- Bob Gibbs committed to joining the Decentralized Caucus. Gibbs is chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment.
- Richard Hanna committed to joining the Decentralized Caucus. Hanna is a member of Gibbs Subcommittee
- Staff for at least two other members (Yoder [R-KS] and Barr [R-KY] gave very positive feedback about their bosses joining the Caucus
- USDA committee to holding a webinar for NOWRA members on how to secure grants for preliminary assessments of small communities looking to make wastewater infrastructure decisions