It will funnel the money to states, territories and tribes through the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs.
The Civil Engineering Society gave the country's drinking water infrastructure a C- rating in 2021
WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration on Tuesday announced $5.8 billion in funding that will go out to every state and territory to help fix an ailing water infrastructure that continues to put millions of Americans' health at risk.
Michael Regan, administrator of the US
Environmental Protection Agency, and
Vice President Kamala Harris will be in
Pittsburgh on Tuesday to promote the
administration's efforts to ensure a
safer drinking water system and more
reliable wastewater infrastructure
Projects underway in Pittsburgh - such
as an effort to get rid of lead pipes - are
among several across the country that
are being funded through bipartisan
2021 legislation that designated $50
pillion toward improving water
infrastructure.
"President Biden and I believe that
every person in our country should
have a right to clean water no matter
where they live or how much money
they make," Harris said in a news
release from the EPA. "With this
investment, we are continuing our
urgent work to remove every lead pipe
in the country and ensure that every
American has access to safe and
reliable drinking water."
The federal government won't pick the
projects funded by the investment
announced Tuesday. Rather, it will
funnel the money to states, territories
and tribes through the Clean Water and
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
programs.