Biden administration expands program to help rural towns plagued by sewage problems
The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it is expanding a program to help rural communities with serious sewage problems get technical help to plan improvements and apply for funding. Eleven communities in the South and Southwest were chosen in 2022 for a pilot program, and another 150 will be able to apply for assistance, which will be granted on a rolling basis, said Radhika Fox, assistant administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's water office. More than 2 million people in the U.S. lack indoor plumbing and more live with failing sewage systems that can resul...