1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i COVID-19 and Public Water Service Continuity Elena H. Humphreys Analyst in Environmental Policy Mary Tiemann Specialist in Environmental Policy Updated May 13, 2020 The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has incr
2、eased attention to several issues regarding the provision of public water services. These include long-standing water-rate affordability concerns, the importance of clean water to public health, and the financial sustainability of some public water systems (whether publicly or privately owned). The
3、spread of COVID-19 has raised specific concerns regarding the continuity of residential water services needed to support hand-washing and other public health measuresparticularly as more customers may become unable to pay water bills because of job losses or reduced income. At the same time, water s
4、ervice providers are projecting substantial revenue losses related to COVID-19. Policy options being discussed to alleviate such impacts and help ensure the continuity of water service include providing temporary assistance to households and/or water systems. The power to control water service shuto
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