b'WATER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTProtecting and improving water supply, water qualityA commitment to equal opportunity that welcomes, management and the interests of the public and thesustains and advances employees of all backgrounds. environment through water infrastructure funding. An environment that is healthy, engaging and productiveWater and wastewater services that are funded throughfor all employees. self-sustaining enterprises adequately financed with Policy changes that lessen the stringent requirementsrates and charges. for employers surrounding immigration programs.Continued reauthorization and increase of the Policies and investments that provide equalEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) State Revolving education opportunities for all (especially for STEM-Loan Fund (SRF) programs under the Safe Drinkingrelated education). Water Act and the Clean Water Act. Continued reauthorization and increase of the EPAPOLICYWater Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA).TRANSPORTATIONFederal, state, regional and local agencies, as well as public/private partnerships (P3) as a funding anddevelopment mechanism, to protect, conserve and improve the use of our water resources.Increasing federal-aid funding at state and local Federal, state and local funding of flood risk reductiongovernment levels, which is essential to maintain our agingefforts and water resource development.infrastructure, meet the needs of growing populations, Ulteig supports policies which address these sustainability issues:address complex transportation challenges and supportnew technologies.Funding flexibility between capital and operations/maintenance investments, necessary to supportlocal priorities.CLIMATE CHANGEAn economically responsible approach to funding thatstrengthens the resilience of public infrastructure toclimate change. Local, state and federal policies that: INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY Encourage or support investment that results in reductionof carbon pollution. Investments that advance technologies that support an Accelerate the implementation of clean and renewableeconomically sustainable future.energy solutions, including wind and solar tax creditsMarket and regulatory reform that promotes theas well as carbon capture and sequestration investments and ownership of specific technologies that technology incentives.will assist in state, city and utility carbon reduction goals, Studying the causes and effects of climate change that defined broadly as the energy transition. would lead to potential solutions that positively impactinfrastructure durability in the future. Local and regional efforts to build stronger, safer infrastructure by designing for resiliency and planning forrapid recovery when damages to critical infrastructure occur. Efforts to reduce our own environmental impact.4 5'