Infrastructure Money Insufficient to Fix Water Woes, System Says

A rural West Virginia water system is facing a $35 million price tag to replace the more than 50-year-old drinking water treatment plant serving 90,000 people in a growing area.

But bipartisan infrastructure law funding won’t likely be enough to address all the system’s needs, said Jim Ouellet, executive director of the Berkeley County Public Service Water District.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan toured the aging treatment plant with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) on Monday, touting it as an example of how last year’s infrastructure bill could benefit rural areas.

“We want to put small rural utilities in ...