SAN FRANCISCO\u2014The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday over $2.4 billion from President Joe Biden\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for states, Tribes, and territories through this year\u2019s Clean Water State Revolving Fund, including over $28 million for American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. <\/p>\n
The funding will support communities in upgrading essential water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure that protects public health and treasured water bodies across the nation. Nearly half of this funding will be available as grants or principal forgiveness loans helping underserved communities across America invest in water infrastructure, while creating good-paying jobs.<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Biden\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is delivering an unprecedented investment in America that will revitalize essential water and wastewater infrastructure across the country,\u201d\u00a0said EPA administrator Michael S. Regan.\u00a0\u201cNot only will these funds expand access to clean water and safeguard the environment, but more underserved communities that have been left behind for far too long will be able to access them.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Biden has been clear\u2014we cannot leave any community behind as we rebuild America\u2019s water infrastructure,\u201d\u00a0said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman.\u00a0\u201cThrough the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the U.S. Pacific Island Territories will be able to fund clean water projects, ensuring small, rural, and disadvantaged communities have access to these critical water resources.\u201d<\/p>\n
The $2.4 billion announced Friday is the second wave of funding made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and builds on the Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s commitment to invest in America. In May 2022, EPA announced the initial allotment of $1.9 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to states, Tribes and territories through the CWSRF. That money is supporting hundreds of critical water infrastructure projects around the country.<\/p>\n
Biden\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes over $50 billion available for\u00a0water and wastewater infrastructure\u00a0improvements across the country between fiscal years 2022 and 2026. EPA is committed to ensuring every community has access to this historic investment and has centralized increasing investment in disadvantaged communities within its implementation. This investment in water infrastructure is creating jobs while addressing key challenges, including climate change and emerging contaminants like per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances. The implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law calls for strong collaboration, and EPA continues to work in partnership with states, Tribes, and territories to ensure that communities see the full benefits of this investment.<\/p>\n
In addition to Friday\u2019s announcement, the 2023 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund allocations and program updates are forthcoming, pending completion of the seventh Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment. EPA anticipates releasing the information in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n
The CWSRFs have been the foundation of water infrastructure investments for more than 30 years, providing low-cost financing for local projects across America. For more information, including\u00a0state-by-state allocation of 2023 funding, and a breakdown of EPA CWSRF funding available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, please visit:\u00a0http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/cwsrf\u00a0. (EPA)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SAN FRANCISCO\u2014The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday over $2.4 billion from President Joe Biden\u2019s…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":386119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[23792],"class_list":["post-386111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","tag-pacific"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386111\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/386119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}