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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $45 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in U.S. Virgin Islands

  Made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, new funding will help ensure communities have access to clean and safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $45 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $126,864,000 Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $126,864,000 Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: March 31, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7,478,000 for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in U.S. Virgin Islands

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7,478,000 for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: February 24, 2023

• Legally Binding Agreement Requires Owners of Refinery on St. Croix to Remove Dangerous Chemicals

  EPA will Oversee Work Onsite and Approve All Workplans to Ensure That Chemicals Are Handled Correctly

  EPA News Release: Legally Binding Agreement Requires Owners of Refinery on St. Croix to Remove Dangerous Chemicals

  • Release Date: December 5, 2022

• EPA Awards Over $65,000 to U.S. Virgin Islands Government to Expand Understanding of Wetlands

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Over $65,000 to U.S. Virgin Islands Government to Expand Understanding of Wetlands

  • Release Date: February 24, 2022

• Increased EPA Water Infrastructure Funding Will Provide More than $31,883,000 Million in U.S. Virgin Islands

  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: Increased EPA Water Infrastructure Funding Will Provide More than $31,883,000 Million in U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA Finalizes Plan to Clean Up Tutu Wellfield Superfund Site on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

  EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes Plan to Clean Up Tutu Wellfield Superfund Site on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: October 8, 2021

• EPA and Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority Agree on the Implementation of Corrective Measures Related to the Anguilla Wastewater Treatment Plant on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

  EPA News Release: EPA and Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority Agree on the Implementation of Corrective Measures Related to the Anguilla Wastewater Treatment Plant on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: July 22, 2021

• EPA Updates Cleanup Plan for Tutu Wellfield Superfund Site on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

  The revised plan includes updated costs and additional well sampling

  EPA News Release: EPA Updates Cleanup Plan for Tutu Wellfield Superfund Site on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Release Date: July 14, 2021

• EPA Announces Over $620,000 in Grant Funding for Beach Water Quality Monitoring in the Caribbean

  Nationally, $9.6 million in grant funding will help communities monitor beach water quality

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $620,000 in Grant Funding for Beach Water Quality Monitoring in the Caribbean

  • Release Date: May 19, 2021

• EPA Invites 55 New Projects to Apply for WIFIA Loans to Improve Water Quality; New York Region Included

  Projects will provide water infrastructure upgrades for 30 million Americans while creating over 40,000 jobs

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites 55 New Projects to Apply for WIFIA Loans to Improve Water Quality; New York Region Included

  • Release Date: January 12, 2021

• Senior EPA Officials Wrap up Visit Focused on Strengthening U.S. Virgin Islands Recovery Efforts

  EPA News Release: Senior EPA Officials Wrap up Visit Focused on Strengthening U.S. Virgin Islands Recovery Efforts

  • Release Date: August 20, 2020

• Administrator Wheeler Highlights Trump Administration Commitment to Great Lakes, Superfund Cleanup in Milwaukee

  EPA News Release: Administrator Wheeler Highlights Trump Administration Commitment to Great Lakes, Superfund Cleanup in Milwaukee

  • Release Date: June 15, 2020

• EPA Announces FY 2019 Superfund Accomplishments Report

  Highlights Key Trump Administration Accomplishments, Focuses on Future

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces FY 2019 Superfund Accomplishments Report

  • Release Date: June 11, 2020

• EPA Proposes Updates to Lead and Copper Rule to Better Protect Children and At-Risk Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Updates to Lead and Copper Rule to Better Protect Children and At-Risk Communities

  • Release Date: October 10, 2019