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• EPA announces $96M loan to upgrade wastewater services in northern Colorado

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $96M loan to upgrade wastewater services in northern Colorado

  • Release Date: September 5, 2024

• St. Charles Mesa Water District to receive $175K EPA water infrastructure grant

  EPA News Release: St. Charles Mesa Water District to receive $175K EPA water infrastructure grant

  • Release Date: August 20, 2024

• EPA announces $32.8M for Colorado lead pipe replacement to ensure safe drinking water 

   Latest round of funding advances President Biden’s commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation 

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $32.8M for Colorado lead pipe replacement to ensure safe drinking water 

  • Release Date: May 2, 2024

• Fort Lewis College students receive $75K EPA award for water sampling project to better detect bacteria in surface waters

  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $75,000 to a team of Ft. Lewis College students for a water bacteria detection research project. 

  • Release Date: March 18, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $73M for Colorado water infrastructure upgrades  

  Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state 

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $73M for Colorado water infrastructure upgrades  

  • Release Date: February 20, 2024

• Enhanced water quality tool for South Platte River publicly available

  Online tool will help communities track water quality

  EPA News Release: Enhanced water quality tool for South Platte River publicly available

  • Release Date: September 27, 2023

• EPA offers Colorado $531K for stormwater collection, sewer system upgrades

  Infrastructure funding available at no cost to small, financially distressed communities

  EPA News Release: EPA offers Colorado $531K for stormwater collection, sewer system upgrades

  • Release Date: August 10, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces more than $91 million for drinking water infrastructure upgrades in Colorado

  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 more than $91 million for drinking water infrastructure upgrades in Colorado

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces$24+ million investment for Clean Water Infrastructure upgrades in EPA Region 8 states

  Funding for critical water infrastructure projects in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces$24+ million investment for Clean Water Infrastructure upgrades in EPA Region 8 states

  • Release Date: March 31, 2023

• EPA finds Denver Water’s Lead Reduction Program effective

  Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law expected to speed lead service line replacements

  EPA News Release: EPA finds Denver Water’s Lead Reduction Program effective

  • Release Date: December 1, 2022

• EPA recognizes the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District for efforts to promote water efficiency, cost savings

  District among 34 WaterSense Partners recognized across the nation

  EPA News Release: EPA recognizes the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District for efforts to promote water efficiency, cost savings

  • Release Date: October 6, 2022

• EPA Announces $38 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize Water Infrastructure in Englewood, Colorado

  Nationally, 88 WIFIA loans are financing nearly $33 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating 100,000 jobs

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $38 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize Water Infrastructure in Englewood, Colorado

  • Release Date: June 7, 2022

• EPA approves the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s Water Quality Standards   

  EPA News Release: EPA approves the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s Water Quality Standards   

  • Release Date: April 15, 2022

• EPA Region 8 hosting public listening session March 1 on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities

  Members of the public can register now to attend and/or provide verbal comment

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 hosting public listening session March 1 on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities

  • Release Date: January 19, 2022

• EPA Region 8 states to receive water infrastructure funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 

  Announcement calls for prioritizing underserved communities  

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 states to receive water infrastructure funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021