By Charlotte Katzenmoyer

Imagine a strategic reinvestment engine that secures public health, keeps our local waters clean and multiplies community impact. That’s what the Clean Water State Revolving Fund is, and it’s time for Congress to reauthorize it.

The Clean Water State Revolving Fund – PENNVEST in Pennsylvania – is one of the best examples of a successful federal-state-local partnership for building critical community infrastructure. It helps communities fix aging water systems through low-interest loans and grants, and when those loans are repaid, the money is reinvested in new projects, creating a self-sustaining cycle of local reinvestment. Over nearly four decades, this state-managed partnership has transformed $52 billion in federal appropriations into $172 billion to assist l

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