Infrastructure ‘Rural Playbook’ Covers Oil Wells, Water Systems

Cleaning up abandoned oil wells, upgrading drinking water systems, and preventing wildfires are among the highlights of a “rural playbook” the White House unveiled Monday for helping communities implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

The playbook points to over 100 federal programs supported by the law. The infrastructure measure provides more than $14 billion for efforts aimed at benefiting rural areas nationwide, Mitch Landrieu, who’s coordinating the rollout of the law for the Biden administration, said on a call with reporters.

The playbook highlights $44 billion dedicated to upgrading drinking water and wastewater systems, and remediating emerging contaminants such as per- ...