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• Biden-Harris administration announces over $140M for water infrastructure in EPA Region 8 states  

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris administration announces over $140M for water infrastructure in EPA Region 8 states  

  • Release Date: October 23, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration requires replacement of lead pipes within 10 years, announces over $168M in funding to EPA Region 8 states 

  EPA announces new final regulations and funding under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water 

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration requires replacement of lead pipes within 10 years, announces over $168M in funding to EPA Region 8 states 

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• 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

• EPA report provides toxic chemical release information for your state or Tribe

  Updated 10-year report shows decreases in chemical releases nationally and regionally

  EPA News Release: EPA report provides toxic chemical release information for your state or Tribe

  • Release Date: March 21, 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

• EPA hosts “Road Show” in Commerce City to help communities access historic Investing in America funding

  EPA’s Community, Equity and Resiliency initiative is supporting environmental justice communities to benefit from unprecedented Inflation Reduction Act funding

  EPA News Release: EPA hosts “Road Show” in Commerce City to help communities access historic Investing in America funding

  • Release Date: March 7, 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

• Biden-Harris Administration announces more than $3.5 million for Environmental Justice projects in communities across Colorado as part of Investing in America Agenda

  Projects part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement and Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces more than $3.5 million for Environmental Justice projects in communities across Colorado as part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• 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

• EPA announces $1 million for innovative Climate Pollution projects in the Denver area 

  Funds awarded to Denver Regional Council of Governments made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act 

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $1 million for innovative Climate Pollution projects in the Denver area 

  • Release Date: May 3, 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