The Hudson River watershed and New York City drinking water supply watershed remain under intense pressure from increased suburban development, storm water runoff, and point source pollution. The region needs strong Clean Water Act protection now more than ever.

Federal funding for clean water and wastewater infrastructure decreases every year, while our nation’s needs continue to increase. Clean water and wastewater infrastructure is of vital importance to our nation’s economic prosperity, public health and environmental integrity. Riverkeeper is an active participant in a broad-based coalition of local elected officials, drinking water and wastewater service providers, state environmental and health administrators, engineers and environmentalists throughout the nation in campaigning for the establishment of a national Clean Water Trust Fund.

Riverkeeper strongly believes that the establishment of a national Clean Water Trust Fund is the only viable, long-term solution to fix our country’s failing, antiquated, and inadequate clean water infrastructure. However, until Congress enacts Clean Water Trust Fund legislation, Riverkeeper fully supports clean water legislative initiatives that increase and secure federal monies to improve our clean water infrastructure. While they by no means solve the myriad crises facing local communities across the country, these bills provide an interim solution to an ever-growing crisis.