### Question
How is the "financially distressed community" defined?


### Answer
The term **financially distressed community** is defined in *33 U.S.C. § 1301* as follows -

> a community that meets affordability criteria established by the State in which the community is located, if such criteria are developed after public review and comment

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 1301*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 26-WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER II-GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TREATMENT WORKS**

