Water funding in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will provide unprecedented funding to build smart, modern, resilient water and wastewater infrastructure. The $55 billion in investments will flow through states to communities.

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The bill appropriates $43.426 billion for the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs) over the next five years (2022 - 2026). Contact your SRF manager for more information and to communicate your priorities.

Here is a copy of a letter from the EPA Administrator to Governors on the Water Infrastructure provisions of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Key Takeaways

Source - American Water Works Association

Drinking Water Appropriations

• $50 million annually for the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act programs for FY2022-2026.
• $11.7 billion for the drinking water State Revolving Funds.
• $15 billion for lead service line replacement.
• $4 billion in grants for drinking water State Revolving Funds to address emerging contaminants.
• $5 billion to deal with emerging contaminants in economically distressed communities.

Wastewater Appropriations

• $11.713 billion through FY2026 for the Clean Water Act state revolving loan fund program.
• $1 billion through the Clean Water SRF program to address emerging contaminants.

Western Water

• $8.3 billion for western water infrastructure including water reuse projects.
• $3.3 billion for wildfire.
• $2.1 billion for ecosystem restoration.

Resilience Appropriations

• $1 billion for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program.
• $500 million over five years to help capitalize state resilience revolving loan funds for pre-disaster mitigation projects.