BUILDING BACK BETTER: THE URGENT NEED FOR INVESTMENT IN AMERICA’S WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE (117–3) REMOTE HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION FEBRUARY 23, 2021 Printed for the use of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ( Available online at: https://www.govinfo.gov/committee/house-transportation?path=/ browsecommittee/chamber/house/committee/transportation U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 43–953 PDF WASHINGTON : 2021 VerDate Aug 31 2005 09:17 Apr 06, 2021 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 P:\HEARINGS\117\WRE\2-23-2~1\TRANSC~1\43953.TXT JEAN TRANSPC154 with DISTILLER COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon, Chair ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, SAM GRAVES, Missouri District of Columbia DON YOUNG, Alaska EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas ERIC A. ‘‘RICK’’ CRAWFORD, Arkansas RICK LARSEN, Washington BOB GIBBS, Ohio GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California DANIEL WEBSTER, Florida STEVE COHEN, Tennessee THOMAS MASSIE, Kentucky ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey SCOTT PERRY, Pennsylvania JOHN GARAMENDI, California RODNEY DAVIS, Illinois HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR., Georgia JOHN KATKO, New York ANDRE´ CARSON, Indiana BRIAN BABIN, Texas DINA TITUS, Nevada GARRET GRAVES, Louisiana SEAN PATRICK MALONEY, New York DAVID ROUZER, North Carolina JARED HUFFMAN, California MIKE BOST, Illinois JULIA BROWNLEY, California RANDY K. WEBER, SR., Texas FREDERICA S. WILSON, Florida DOUG LAMALFA, California DONALD M. PAYNE, JR., New Jersey BRUCE WESTERMAN, Arkansas ALAN S. LOWENTHAL, California BRIAN J. MAST, Florida MARK DESAULNIER, California MIKE GALLAGHER, Wisconsin STEPHEN F. LYNCH, Massachusetts BRIAN K. FITZPATRICK, Pennsylvania SALUD O. CARBAJAL, California JENNIFFER GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N, ANTHONY G. BROWN, Maryland Puerto Rico TOM MALINOWSKI, New Jersey TROY BALDERSON, Ohio GREG STANTON, Arizona PETE STAUBER, Minnesota COLIN Z. ALLRED, Texas TIM BURCHETT, Tennessee SHARICE DAVIDS, Kansas, Vice Chair DUSTY JOHNSON, South Dakota JESU´ S G. ‘‘CHUY’’ GARCI´A, Illinois JEFFERSON VAN DREW, New Jersey ANTONIO DELGADO, New York MICHAEL GUEST, Mississippi CHRIS PAPPAS, New Hampshire TROY E. NEHLS, Texas CONOR LAMB, Pennsylvania NANCY MACE, South Carolina SETH MOULTON, Massachusetts NICOLE MALLIOTAKIS, New York JAKE AUCHINCLOSS, Massachusetts BETH VAN DUYNE, Texas CAROLYN BOURDEAUX, Georgia CARLOS A. GIMENEZ, Florida KAIALI‘I KAHELE, Hawaii MICHELLE STEEL, California MARILYN STRICKLAND, Washington NIKEMA WILLIAMS, Georgia MARIE NEWMAN, Illinois VACANCY (ii) VerDate Aug 31 2005 09:17 Apr 06, 2021 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5905 Sfmt 5905 P:\HEARINGS\117\WRE\2-23-2~1\TRANSC~1\43953.TXT JEAN TRANSPC154 with DISTILLER SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California, Chair JARED HUFFMAN, California DAVID ROUZER, North Carolina EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas DANIEL WEBSTER, Florida JOHN GARAMENDI, California JOHN KATKO, New York ALAN S. LOWENTHAL, California BRIAN BABIN, Texas TOM MALINOWSKI, New Jersey GARRET GRAVES, Louisiana ANTONIO DELGADO, New York MIKE BOST, Illinois CHRIS PAPPAS, New Hampshire RANDY K. WEBER, SR., Texas CAROLYN BOURDEAUX, Georgia DOUG LAMALFA, California FREDERICA S. WILSON, Florida BRUCE WESTERMAN, Arkansas SALUD O. CARBAJAL, California BRIAN J. MAST, Florida GREG STANTON, Arizona JENNIFFER GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N, ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, Puerto Rico District of Columbia NANCY MACE, South Carolina STEVE COHEN, Tennessee SAM GRAVES, Missouri (Ex Officio) PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon (Ex Officio) (iii) VerDate Aug 31 2005 09:17 Apr 06, 2021 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5905 Sfmt 5905 P:\HEARINGS\117\WRE\2-23-2~1\TRANSC~1\43953.TXT JEAN TRANSPC154 with DISTILLER VerDate Aug 31 2005 09:17 Apr 06, 2021 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5905 Sfmt 5905 P:\HEARINGS\117\WRE\2-23-2~1\TRANSC~1\43953.TXT JEAN TRANSPC154 with DISTILLER CONTENTS Page Summary of Subject Matter .................................................................................... vii STATEMENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE Hon. Grace F. Napolitano, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, and Chair, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment: Opening statement ........................................................................................... 1 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 3 Hon. David Rouzer, a Representative in Congress from the State of North Carolina, and Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment: Opening statement ........................................................................................... 5 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 6 Hon. Peter A. DeFazio, a Representative in Congress from the State of Or- egon, and Chair, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Opening statement ........................................................................................... 7 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 8 Hon. Sam Graves, a Representative in Congress from the State of Missouri, and Ranking Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, prepared statement .............................................................................................. 77 Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, prepared statement .............................................................................. 77 WITNESSES Hon. David J. Berger, Mayor of the City of Lima, Ohio, on behalf of the United States Conference of Mayors: Oral statement .................................................................................................. 22 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 23 Bill Sterud, Chairman, Puyallup Tribe of Indians: Oral statement .................................................................................................. 26 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 28 Oluwole McFoy, General Manager, Buffalo Sewer Authority, on behalf of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies: Oral statement .................................................................................................. 30 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 31 Tom Teske, Vice President and General Manager, EJ Americas: Oral statement .................................................................................................. 33 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 34 Brenda Coley, Co-Executive Director, Milwaukee Water Commons: Oral statement .................................................................................................. 38 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 40 David Mallino, Legislative Director, Laborers’ International Union of North America: Oral statement .................................................................................................. 47 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 49 SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD Submissions for the Record by Hon. Grace F. Napolitano: Statement of Hon. Marilyn Strickland, a Representative in Congress from the State of Washington, in Support of the Testimony of Puyallup Tribe Chairman Bill Sterud ......................................................................... 10 Letter of February 19, 2021, from Lisa Cylar Barrett, Director of Policy, and Coty Montag, Senior Counsel and TMI Researcher, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. ........................................................... 11 (v) VerDate Aug 31 2005 09:17 Apr 06, 2021 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5905 Sfmt 5905 P:\HEARINGS\117\WRE\2-23-2~1\TRANSC~1\43953.TXT JEAN TRANSPC154 with DISTILLER vi Page Submissions for the Record by Hon. Grace F. Napolitano—Continued Statement of the National Utility Contractors Association .......................... 12 Letter of February 19, 2021, from the Clean Water for All Coalition ......... 13 Letter of February 22, 2021, from Pete Bucher, Managing Director of Water Policy, Ohio Environmental Council ................................................ 16 Statement of Patricia Sinicropi, Executive Director, WateReuse Associa- tion ................................................................................................................. 18 Statement of the American Society of Civil Engineers ................................. 19 Letter of February 24, 2021, from Adam D. Link, Executive Director, California Association of Sanitation Agencies ............................................ 78 Letter of February 22, 2021, from Noah Valenstein, Secretary, Florida De- partment of Environmental Protection, Submitted for the Record by Hon. Brian J. Mast ........................................................................................................ 60 Report, ‘‘City of Pleasantville Sanitary Sewer System Evaluation,’’ April 22, 2019, Prepared by CME Associates, Submitted for the Record by Hon. David Rouzer on