EPA Awards $33.9M To Pennsylvania For Drinking Water Improvement Projects

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it has awarded $33.9M to Pennsylvania for drinking water improvement projects throughout the state.

This grant, along with $6.8M in state matching funds, further capitalizes on Pennsylvania’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Program that provides low interest loans to communities for drinking water projects.

“EPA’s continued commitment to supporting infrastructure projects with our state and local partners helps ensure residents have affordable access to safe drinking water and cleaner waterways,” said EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Cosmo Servidio. “EPA is proud to support projects throughout Pennsylvania that support public health by improving drinking water.”

The grant money will be combined with repayments from prior loans and interest earnings to provide direct funding to communities.

One project included additional funding to the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority to support replacement of 2,800 public lead service line connections, which includes an estimated 2,400 private lead service lines. Overall, seven miles of lead service pipe will be replaced.

For more information, visit https://www.epa.gov/dwsrf .

For more information about Pennsylvania’s State Revolving Fund program, visit https://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Water/CleanWater/InfrastructureFinance/Pages/default.aspx.