Tougher water regulations may be ahead
December 2, 2008
Environmental groups pushing for tougher regulations like a more stringent Clean Water Act
may have the help of a friendly White House for the next four years. The water industry is very heavily driven by government policy -- perhaps more so than in many other sectors -- since water is a common resource shared among many parties whose interests are not always well-aligned. At the moment, a lot of emphasis is being placed on the use of
infrastructure spending as a way to stimulate the economy. These factors are likely to come together to make the
water and
wastewater industry an unusually active one for the foreseeable future.
last revised December 2008