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As Talk Of Infrastructure Projects Heats Up, What Are Needs For Water Systems?

President Trump has pitched a $1 trillion infrastructure plan — the money would pay to repair roads, bridges, tunnels and airports, among other things.

Within that proposal is funding for something called the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act. It’s a program run out of the EPA, which provides low-cost supplemental loans for specific projects.

With me to talk about the state of our water infrastructure is Joe Gysel, president of EPCOR Water in the U.S.

The private water and wastewater provider’s Arizona service area is mainly the West Valley and western and northwestern Arizona.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.