Water-sector organizations push Congress to fully fund SRFs
Funds necessary to offset rising costs in planning, design, construction and financing of water projects, letter says
Suggestions
Texas A&M regents OK $258 million in construction projects
Plans call for a new engineering building in Galveston, a health sciences building in Laredo, a public health and education building in San Antonio, and an arts and media facility in Corpus Christi
Massachusetts spending $51 million to support water infrastructure upgrades
Funds will provide loan forgiveness and are parts of larger low- or no-interest loans given to each project
$40 million bond package would fund wastewater projects in Missouri city
Projects will increase the system’s capacity and reduce the amount of stormwater that enters and negatively affects the treatment process
Pennsylvania distributes $194 million for water infrastructure improvements
Projects to focus on replacing corrosive pipes, upgrading outdated systems and services and reducing contaminants
New York approves $164 million to support water infrastructure
New York will allocate $164 million to support local water infrastructure projects across multiple municipalities
Agencies partner on water conservation efforts in Colorado River System
Agreement to conserve Lake Mead water will unlock $70 million in federal funding for water conservation projects to protect the Salton Sea in Southern California.
