Large water infrastructure projects in Nevada are heavily reliant on federal funding to ensure safe drinking water. The Trump administration said cuts to the state revolving loan programs were made to return the responsibility of water infrastructure funding to states. Without federal funding water utilities would likely be forced to raise rates to cover vital water infrastructure, said Guzman Aceves. According to EPA data, more than 485,000 Nevadans are served by a water utility releasing an elevated level of PFAS into drinking water. You can’t go home and have safe water and clean clean air without the government playing a role.