Home renovation can be expensive. If that remodel includes pipes in your bathroom or kitchen, the cost goes up. Now, imagine the cost associated with construction involving the infrastructure necessary to treat and transport safe drinking water to and through an entire community. Fortunately, in the United States, federal loan programs often help water utilities to maintain and repair their infrastructure while limiting the impact on our water bills. Programs like the State Revolving Funds (SRFs...

The American Society of Civil Engineers' "Report Card for America's Infrastructure" provides an opportunity to talk about the need to fund water infrastructure projects.

The Wall Street Journal recently published a story shining a light on the connection between aging water and wastewater systems and the loss of those services in hurricane-affected communities.