September 15th, 2016 by WCBC Radio

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), lauded Thursday’s overwhelmingly bipartisan passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 that advances long-overdue reforms and support to our nation’s drinking water systems. “Comprehensive water infrastructure reform has been a long time coming and I am exceedingly proud of what we have been able to accomplish in this bill,” Senator Cardin said. “WRDA provides new federal tools to address many of the issues faced as our water infrastructure crumbles due to age and growing demands.