Water
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EPA Announces $3 Billion in New Funding for States to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water
Additionally, $1.1 Billion of Unused Funding Redistributed for States
EPA announced $3 billion in new funding for states through the State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs to reduce exposure to lead in drinking water.
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EPA Announces $38 Million WIFIA Loan to Expand Drinking Water Services in Park City, Utah, in Advance of 2034 Olympic/Paralympic Games
EPA is announcing a $38 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Mountain Regional Water Special Service District serving the Park City area of Summit County Utah.
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EPA Public-Private Partnership Advances Gold Standard Science to Protect Water Resources
EPA announced that it is renewing a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) initiated under the first Trump Administration with eight associations representing the aluminum, cobalt, copper, lead, zinc, and nickel industries.
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EPA reaches $668M settlement agreement for continued cleanup of Lower Duwamish Waterway Superfund site in Seattle area
Today, EPA, and the state of Washington reached agreement on a proposed settlement with more than 100 potentially responsible parties to address hazardous substances released into the Lower Duwamish Waterway in Seattle.
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EPA Approves Carbon Storage Permit in Randolph County, Indiana
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a permit for One Carbon Partnership to inject and store carbon dioxide underground at the Cardinal Ethanol facility in Randolph County, Indiana.
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EPA Launches Initiative to Strengthen Support for Water Systems, Maximize Impact to Ensure Clean, Safe Water for All
EPA launched the Real Water Technical Assistance (RealWaterTA) initiative, a back-to-basics approach to support drinking water and wastewater systems using proven, best-practice approaches that will most effectively address local needs.
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EPA, MDEQ to Hold Community Meeting, Provide Update on Agency Response to TCE Contamination in Private Drinking Water Wells
Media Advisory, (EPA) and Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) will hold a community meeting on Thursday, March 5.
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Administrator Lee Zeldin Provides Public Update in San Diego Area on Trump Admin Efforts to Implement 100% Solution to Tijuana River Sewage Crisis
At Valley Center Avocado Farm, Zeldin Held Press Conference Touting President Trump’s Achievements Over the Last Year
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin held a press conference at an avocado farm in Congressman Darrell Issa’s (CA-48) district where he provided a public update on Trump Administration efforts to permanently and urgently end
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EPA Orders Cabras Marine to End Sloppy Hazardous Waste Management, Preventing Spills into Apra Harbor
Under the authority of the Clean Water Act, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an Order to the Cabras Marine Corporation to improve deficient operations and maintenance of their ship repair facility in Guam.
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EPA Administrator Zeldin Surveys Potomac Interceptor Collapse Site
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin yesterday visited the site of the Potomac Interceptor Collapse for an in-person look at the repair process.
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White House Details EPA as Federal Lead on Potomac Interceptor Collapse and Response Efforts
EPA will implement the President’s direction to provide all necessary management and coordination among federal agencies to protect the Potomac River and the region’s water supply from the ongoing infrastructure failure spill in the State of Maryland.
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EPA Mid-Atlantic Region Highlights Funding to Accelerate Chesapeake Bay Restoration
EPA expands support for Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Small Watershed Grant and Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Grant programs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced more than $44 million in grant awards through its Chesapeake Bay Program Office to support water quality improvement, habitat restoration, and community stewardship efforts in the Chesapeake Bay.
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Administrator Zeldin Returns to San Diego as Trump EPA Continues Implementation of 100% Solution to Tijuana River Sewage Crisis
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Zeldin returned to San Diego, California to discuss the Trump Administration’s continued efforts to implement the permanent and urgent 100% solution to the decades long Tijuana River Sewage Crisis.
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EPA Actions Help Safeguard Water Systems from Cyberattacks
EPA is highlighting progress protecting water systems from cyberattacks in 2025.
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EPA Proposes CWA Section 401 Rule to Streamline Permitting, Unleash Economic Growth, and Protect America’s Waterways
EPA announced a proposed rule that would return Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 to its proper statutory purpose, protecting water quality while eliminating regulatory overreach that has imposed unnecessary burden on critical infrastructure projects.
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EPA and Army Wrap Up Public Listening Sessions on Proposed Definition of WOTUS
EPA and U.S. Department of the Army (Army) have completed a series of listening sessions to hear input from the public on the agencies’ revised definition of “waters of the United States,” or WOTUS.
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EPA Inspector General Report Reveals Biden Admin’s Wasteful Spending Imperiled Tens of Billions of Tax Dollars
EPA OIG audit reveals how the Biden Administration recklessly sent thousands of poorly structured grants out the door with little to no oversight, needlessly putting over $38 billion in precious taxpayer funds at risk of waste, fraud and abuse.
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EPA Approves New WIFIA Loans to Strengthen Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure in Oregon and Washington
EPA is announcing its approval of three Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans totaling $240 million to improve vital water infrastructure.
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ICYMI: Trump Administration Announces Another Historic Milestone Toward Implementing 100% Solution to the Tijuana River Sewage Crisis
EPA announced the signing a historic new agreement between the United States and Mexico, called Minute 333, marking additional significant progress to permanently and urgently end the decades-long Tijuana River sewage crisis.
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Trump Administration Announces Another Historic Milestone Toward Implementing 100% Solution to the Tijuana River Sewage Crisis
EPA is announcing the signing of a historic new agreement between the United States and Mexico, called Minute 333, marking additional significant progress to permanently and urgently end the decades-long Tijuana River sewage crisis.