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• EPA Launches New Initiative to Accelerate Lead Pipe Replacement to Protect Underserved Communities

  New partnership with states will help communities access funds from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for lead service line removal and replacement

  EPA News Release: EPA Launches New Initiative to Accelerate Lead Pipe Replacement to Protect Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: January 27, 2023

• EPA Announces Plans for Wastewater Regulations and Studies, Including Limits for PFAS, New Study for Nutrients

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Plans for Wastewater Regulations and Studies, Including Limits for PFAS, New Study for Nutrients

  • Release Date: January 20, 2023

• EPA Seeks Input from Small Entities on Meat and Poultry Products Effluent Guidelines Rulemaking Revision

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Input from Small Entities on Meat and Poultry Products Effluent Guidelines Rulemaking Revision

  • Release Date: January 18, 2023

• EPA Announces $500 Million Loan to Modernize Wastewater and Drinking Water Infrastructure in New Jersey

  This is the first loan EPA is issuing through its new SWIFIA program

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $500 Million Loan to Modernize Wastewater and Drinking Water Infrastructure in New Jersey

  • Release Date: January 5, 2023

• EPA and Army Finalize Rule Establishing Definition of WOTUS and Restoring Fundamental Water Protections

  EPA News Release: EPA and Army Finalize Rule Establishing Definition of WOTUS and Restoring Fundamental Water Protections

  • Release Date: December 30, 2022

• EPA Announces $263 Million WIFIA Loan to Boise, Idaho to Modernize Wastewater Infrastructure and help recharge the Boise River water supply

  Nationally, 95 WIFIA loans are financing $35 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating 106,000 jobs

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $263 Million WIFIA Loan to Boise, Idaho to Modernize Wastewater Infrastructure and help recharge the Boise River water supply

  • Release Date: December 19, 2022

• EPA Announces $25.7 Million in Grants to Support Water Systems in Rural and Small Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $25.7 Million in Grants to Support Water Systems in Rural and Small Communities

  • Release Date: December 12, 2022

• EPA Announces $186 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize Wastewater Infrastructure in Chattanooga, Tennessee

  Nationally, 94 WIFIA loans are financing over $34 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating 104,000 jobs

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $186 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize Wastewater Infrastructure in Chattanooga, Tennessee

  • Release Date: December 8, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Support Tribal Nations in Reducing Nutrient Pollution in the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds to Support Tribal Nations in Reducing Nutrient Pollution in the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin

  • Release Date: December 5, 2022

• EPA Announces Proposal to Protect Tribal Reserved Rights in Water Quality Standards and Best Practices for Tribal Treaty and Reserved Rights

  Proposed regulatory revisions to recognize Tribal rights reflects Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to deliver clean, safe water for all

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Proposal to Protect Tribal Reserved Rights in Water Quality Standards and Best Practices for Tribal Treaty and Reserved Rights

  • Release Date: November 30, 2022

• EPA Announces More Than $105 Million in Funding for Oklahoma Water Infrastructure Improvements

  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $105 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, Oklahoma Water Resources Board for water infrastructure improvements.

  • Release Date: November 29, 2022

• EPA Announces $52M in Grants for States to Support Clean Water, Flood Resilience, and Water Equity

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $52M in Grants for States to Support Clean Water, Flood Resilience, and Water Equity

  • Release Date: November 29, 2022

• EPA Awards Nearly $741,054 in Research Grants to the University of Texas at Austin

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a grant to the University of Texas at Austin totaling $741,054 for research to refine the measurement of benefits of water quality improvements.

  • Release Date: November 17, 2022

• EPA Highlights Important Progress in Protecting Communities from PFAS

  EPA News Release: EPA Highlights Important Progress in Protecting Communities from PFAS

  • Release Date: November 17, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Selection of 29 EPA Environmental Finance Centers to Help Communities Access Funds for Infrastructure Projects

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Selection of 29 EPA Environmental Finance Centers to Help Communities Access Funds for Infrastructure Projects

  • Release Date: November 4, 2022