On January 22, the Shapiro Administration announced the investment of $288.2 million for 39 drinking water, wastewater, and nonpoint source projects across 24 counties through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority.

The projects include replacing lead service lines, rehabilitating aging systems, upgrading service capabilities, extending service to more communities, and reducing environmental contaminants through compliance with current regulatory levels and agricultural Best Management Practices (BMPs).

“Today’s investment in our communities strengthen our clean water infrastructure while addressing legacy contaminants like lead and PFAS,” said PennVEST Chairman Dr. Brian Regli. “Through use of traditional funding programs and funding introduced in 2022 under the [federal] Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, PennVEST has already financed more than $67 million for nine PFAS projects across five counties prior to today’s funding awards announcement. With the announcement of funding awarded at today’s board meeting, PennVEST’s total PFAS funding commitment has now increased to in excess of $95,096,576.”

PennVEST funding for water improvement projects originates from a combination of state funds approved by voters, Environmental Stewardship [Growing Greener] funds, Marcellus Legacy funds, the [federal] Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, federal grant awards to PennVEST from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the [federal] Clean Water Act and the [federal] Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments, and recycled loan repayments from previous PennVEST funding awards.

Click Here for a list of projects approved.

Click Here for a copy of the PennVEST announcement.

Visit the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority website to learn more about water infrastructure funding opportunities.

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[Posted: January 23, 2025]

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