The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Pennsylvania nearly $387 million to support clean water efforts and better deliver safe drinking water across the state. Most of this funding, about $341 million, came from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), which a news release calls the “largest federal investment in water infrastructure in our nation’s history.” This funding supplements about $46 million appropriated in FY 2023 to Pennsylvania’s Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs).
“These awards show that EPA is not just a regulator – but is a funder and partner,” says EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz. “The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law ensures communities most in need and those grappling with emerging contaminants such as PFAS have access to funding that will deliver cleaner and safer water for generations to come.”