Key Senate staff has indicated that S. 1005, the Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2009, will not come up for a vote before for the full Senate until after the August recess.
S.1005 authorizes $39.191 billion for EPA water infrastructure programs over the next five years, including: $20 billion for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program and $14.7 billion for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program. Annual dollars for EPA SRF Programs are detailed in the chart below.
| SRF |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
Total |
| Clean Water |
$3.2b |
$3.2b |
$3.6b |
$4b |
$6b |
$20b |
| Drinking Water |
$1.5b |
$2b |
$2b |
$3.2b |
$6b |
$14.7b |
Other key programs funded in the bill include $1.8 billion for Sewer Overflow Grants, $1.43 billion for the Critical Drinking Water Infrastructure Grant Program, grants for reducing lead in drinking water and technical assistance for small, rural and disadvantaged communities.
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ members are encouraged to contact their Senators to urge support of S.1005 using ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s
For more information, contact Perry Fowler at (703) 837-5321 or fowlerp@agc.org. 