Senate Environment and Public Works Committee staff have indicated that S. 1005, the Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2009, will not come up for a vote before for the full Senate until legislators return from the August recess in September.
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 authorized 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.
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