The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the availability of $2.7 billion for State Revolving Funds (SRFs), including more than $200 million across Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
This funding assists states, tribes and territories with infrastructure projects that help protect surface water and provide safe drinking water to communities across the country.
“EPA’s decades-long commitment to water infrastructure has helped provide $180 billion in project financing to over 41,000 water quality infrastructure projects and 15,000 drinking water projects across the country,” said EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler.
In 2020, EPA is providing approximately $1.6 billion in new federal grant funding for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), including more than $120 million to assist the six New England states. This funding is available for a wide range of water infrastructure projects, inclu