Bill to Invest in Water Infrastructure Projects

Last week, Senators Alex Padilla (D-California) and Dianne Feinstein (D-California) introduced legislation to boost funding for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Pilot Program for Alternative Water Source Projects grants program. The Water Reuse and Resiliency Act (S. 2454) would authorize $1 billion over five years for the EPA’s Pilot Program for Alternative Water Source Projects grants program. This funding increase will help promote groundwater recharge, stormwater capture and reuse, water recycling projects and is an increase from the $125 million over five years authorized for the program in the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act passed by the Senate in April.