US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Jessica Kramer spoke to the Vessel Collective today in Washington, D.C. about how the agency’s work aligns with the effort to close the water and sanitation access gap in the country.
In addition to expressing her personal commitment to the issue, she highlighted key areas including:
• Improving technical assistance so funding and support truly reaches the communities it was intended to help
• Growing the workforce by replicating successful local and regional programs
• Encouraging reciprocity between states for water operators, which can help with staffing at utilities
• Increasing collaboration among federal agencies on drinking water and sanitation.
The discussion underscored why government commitment is one of the three pillars of the new national roadmap for water access: https://lnkd.in/gZY9jDAz
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