Water

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Largest Ever Clean-up under EPA’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to Address Milwaukee Area of Concern

Thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, new funding agreement between EPA and partners will invest an estimated $450 million to cleanup of nearly two million cubic yards of contaminated sediments

EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Largest Ever Clean-up under EPA’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to Address Milwaukee Area of Concern

• Release Date: October 12, 2023

EPA Region 6 Honors WaterSense Partners for Helping Consumers Conserve Water

Since 2006, WaterSense partners helped communities save more than 7.5 trillion gallons of water, 880 billion kilowatt-hours of energy, and $171 billion on utilities.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded 47 WaterSense partners for their support of WaterSense and water efficiency at the WaterSmart Innovations conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Release Date: October 11, 2023

EPA Announces $330M WIFIA Loan to Reduce Air Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Plants in Missouri

When combined with other funding sources, the WIFIA program has supported $40 billion for America’s water infrastructure

EPA News Release: EPA Announces $330M WIFIA Loan to Reduce Air Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Plants in Missouri

• Release Date: October 10, 2023

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $330 Million WIFIA Loan to Reduce Air Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Plants in Missouri

When combined with other funding sources, the WIFIA program has supported $40 billion for America’s water infrastructure

EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $330 Million WIFIA Loan to Reduce Air Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Plants in Missouri

• Release Date: October 10, 2023

EPA Proposes Update to Cleanup Plan for New Hampshire Plating Superfund Site in Merrimack

EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Update to Cleanup Plan for New Hampshire Plating Superfund Site in Merrimack

• Release Date: August 31, 2020

EPA Empowers Rural Community Water Systems in Puerto Rico With Vital Assistance

EPA News Release: EPA Empowers Rural Community Water Systems in Puerto Rico With Vital Assistance

• Release Date: August 21, 2020

EPA Honors WaterSense Partners for Helping Consumers Save Water

Since 2006, WaterSense partners helped communities save more than 7.5 trillion gallons of water, 880 billion kilowatt-hours of energy, and $171 billion on utilities.

EPA News Release: EPA Honors WaterSense Partners for Helping Consumers Save Water

• Release Date: October 5, 2023

EPA Makes nearly $125 Million Investment to Spur Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements Across New Jersey

EPA News Release: EPA Makes nearly $125 Million Investment to Spur Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements Across New Jersey

• Release Date: October 5, 2023

EPA Makes $336 Million Investment to Spur Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements Across New York State

EPA News Release: EPA Makes $336 Million Investment to Spur Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements Across New York State

• Release Date: October 5, 2023

EPA awards $38.4 million to Maryland for water quality improvement projects

EPA News Release: EPA awards $38.4 million to Maryland for water quality improvement projects

• Release Date: August 26, 2020

Upgrades to Waimanalo Gulch Landfill Called for Under EPA - Hawaii DOH Consent Decree Are Completed

EPA News Release: Upgrades to Waimanalo Gulch Landfill Called for Under EPA - Hawaii DOH Consent Decree Are Completed

• Release Date: October 5, 2023

EPA Coastal Restoration Grants Will Help Massachusetts and Rhode Island Communities

EPA News Release: EPA Coastal Restoration Grants Will Help Massachusetts and Rhode Island Communities

• Release Date: August 26, 2020

MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA to Make Major Water Policy Announcement in Angier, North Carolina

EPA News Release: MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA to Make Major Water Policy Announcement in Angier, North Carolina

• Release Date: September 11, 2019

Media Advisory: 2019 Great Lakes Area of Concern Conference Coming to Cleveland

EPA News Release: Media Advisory: 2019 Great Lakes Area of Concern Conference Coming to Cleveland

• Release Date: September 4, 2019

EPA Announces $424 Million WIFIA Loan to Improve Water Quality and Climate Resiliency in Miami-Dade County, Florida

Nationally, 63 WIFIA loans are financing $26 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating 73,000 jobs

EPA News Release: EPA Announces $424 Million WIFIA Loan to Improve Water Quality and Climate Resiliency in Miami-Dade County, Florida

• Release Date: November 4, 2021

EPA Awards $6 Million in Funding to Research Human Viruses Found in Wastewater Intended for Reuse

EPA News Release: EPA Awards $6 Million in Funding to Research Human Viruses Found in Wastewater Intended for Reuse

• Release Date: October 27, 2021

What They Are Saying | EPA, U.S. Army Repeal 2015 Rule Defining “Waters of the United States”

EPA News Release: What They Are Saying | EPA, U.S. Army Repeal 2015 Rule Defining “Waters of the United States”

• Release Date: September 13, 2019

Five Star Urban Waters Grant Awarded to Elizabeth River Project

With support from EPA, community-led projects will restore urban waters and streams, address water quality in priority watersheds

EPA News Release: Five Star Urban Waters Grant Awarded to Elizabeth River Project

• Release Date: August 29, 2019

EPA Approves West Virginia Plan to Improve Water Quality

EPA News Release: EPA Approves West Virginia Plan to Improve Water Quality

• Release Date: September 13, 2019

EPA Seeks Comment on New Policy Proposals to Facilitate Market-Based Opportunities to Improve Water Quality

EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Comment on New Policy Proposals to Facilitate Market-Based Opportunities to Improve Water Quality

• Release Date: September 5, 2019