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EPA Region 3 Awards Over $77M for Clean Water and Drinking Water
Infrastructure Upgrades in Delaware
Made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, new funding
will help ensure communities have access to clean waterways and safe drinking
water
PHILADELPHIA (November 30, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has awarded Delaware $77,341,000 to support clean water efforts and to
better deliver safe drinking water across the state. Most of this funding,
$68,621,000, came from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)
which is the largest federal investment in water infrastructure in our
nation’s history. This BIL funding will supplement the $8,720,000 in FY 23
funding appropriated to Delaware’s Clean Water and Drinking Water State
Revolving Funds (SRFs).
“These awards show that EPA is not just a regulator – but is a funder and
partner,” said EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz.
“The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law ensures communities most in need and
those grappling with emerging contaminants such as PFAS have access to funding
that will deliver cleaner and safer water for generations to come.”
“As the single-largest water infrastructure investment in our nation’s
history, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is helping deliver clean water
access in Delaware,” said U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. “When crafting this law, we
had projects in mind that were woefully in need of repair, including
connecting, repairing, and replacing old sewer and water lines in New Castle,
Kent, and Sussex Counties that local governments cannot afford to do on their
own. Today’s infrastructure investment will not only help make Delaware more
attractive to businesses but will also help us protect our waterways and
natural beauty that make Delaware a great place to live and raise a family.”
“Clean water is a necessity for healthy, functional societies, and thanks to
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Delawareans can be
confident they’ll always have access to this fundamental need,” said U.S.
Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.). “I fought so hard as a key negotiator for the
BIL because I knew this historic funding would provide so many Delawareans
peace of mind when they turned on their taps.”
“One of the most fundamental responsibilities of government is to ensure
access to clean water – a top priority of mine since coming to Congress,”
said U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) “I’m proud to join the Biden
Administration and Senators Carper and Coons in announcing this
transformational funding for Delaware, made possible through the Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law, that will strengthen the First State’s ability to
deliver on our shared commitment to providing safe and clean water to our
communities.”
EPA awards grants to states annually to capitalize the State Revolving Funds
(SRFs) which provide low or no interest loans for water infrastructure
projects. Delaware will use this money to help communities across the state
fund necessary water projects that some borrowers may not have been able to
afford otherwise.
“Every Delawarean deserves access to clean water,” said Josette Manning,
Cabinet Secretary of the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services,
which oversees the state’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. “We are
grateful for these investments under President Biden’s Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law to deliver safe drinking water across our state. We look
forward to working on upgrades to Delaware’s water infrastructure with the
municipalities and water companies who completed the application process for
these funds through the Division of Public Health.”
“The BIL and base SRF funding from EPA will spur along Delaware’s
initiative to provide sewer capabilities and drinking water to communities in
need,” said the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Secretary Shawn M. Garvin. “These projects – which were already submitted
and approved through our State Revolving Fund process – also signify
environmental benefits by helping clean up our rivers, streams and bays in
Delaware. It’s much-needed funding that will be directed in large portion to
our state’s municipalities, counties and low-income and underserved
communities.”
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law delivers more than $50 billion to EPA to
improve our nation’s drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater
infrastructure – the single largest investment in water that the federal
government has ever made. Learn more  about the Bipartisan Infrastructure
Law.
For more information on intended projects for the Clean Water SRF funding in
Delaware, please
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