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handle is hein.crs/goveorz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional Research Service Informing the IegisIative debate since 1914 March 22, 2024 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Water Infrastructure Programs and FY2024 Appropriations Many policymakers and stakeholders have raised concerns about the condition of the nation's local drinking water and wastewater infrastructure and the financial challenges that communities may confront in maintaining, repairing, or replacing aging infrastructure. In 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimated that wastewater and stormwater infrastructure would need $271 billion over the next 20 years to meet federal water quality objectives. In 2023, EPA estimated that drinking water systems need to invest $625 billion (in 2021 dollars) over 20 years to ensure the provision of safe drinking water. FY2024 Appropriations The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (P.L. 118-42), Division E, Title II, provides regular appropriations for EPA for multiple water infrastructure programs, including the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and the Drinking Water SRF (DWSRF). Appropriations for the SRFs and other water infrastructure programs are provided within the State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) account. A separate account funds a federal credit assistance program under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA). As presented in Table 1, Division E provides approximately $3.04 billion in regular appropriations for these programs, 0.8% less than the total regular FY2023 enacted level (P.L. 117-328). FY2024 SRF appropriations remained the same as in FY2023, though other grant programs and the WIFIA program received less in FY2024 than in FY2023. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P.L. 117-58) provides emergency supplemental appropriations for the SRFs and one drinking water grant program for FY2022-FY2026. State Revolving Fund Programs The Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) authorize complementary programs to help publicly owned treatment works and public water systems finance improvements needed for compliance and other statutory purposes. Table 1. EPA Water Infrastructure: Enacted Appropriations for FY2023 and FY2024 (dollars in millions, not adjusted for inflation) FY2023 FY2024 FY2023 Division G FY2024 Division E Program IIJA P.L. 117-328 IIJA P.L. 118-42 State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) Account Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) $2,202.0 $775.8 $2,403.0 $851.2 Grants for Emerging Contaminant Projects $225.0 - $225.0 - Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending (CPFICDS) - $863.1 - $787.7 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) $2,202.0 $516.9 $2,403.0 $494.4 Lead Service Line Replacement Projects $3,000.0 - $3,000.0 - Grants for Emerging Contaminant Projects $800.0 - $800.0 - CPF/CDS - $609.3 - $631.7 Grants for U.S.-Mexico Border Projects - $36.4 - $35.0 Grants for Rural and Alaska Native Villages - $39.7 - $39.0 Grants for Testing School Water for Lead - $30.5 - $28.0 Grants for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water - $25.0 - $22.0 Grants for Small and Disadvantaged Communities $1,000.0 $30.2 $1,000.0 $28.5 Grants for Small Water System Resilience and Sustainability - $7.0 - $6.5 Grants for Midsize to Large Water System Resilience and Sustainability - $5.0 - $2.3 Grants for Indian Reservation Drinking Water - $4.0 - $4.0 Grants for Sewer Overflow and Stormwater - $50.0 - $41.0 Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Account - $75.6 - $72.3 Total $9,429.0 $3,068.5 $9,831.0 $3,043.6 Sources: CRS using appropriation values from P.L. 117-328, the Infrastructure Investment and jobs Act (IIJA; P.L. 117-58 provides supplemental and advanced appropriations for certain activities for FY2022-FY2026. 117-58), and P.L. 118-42. P.L.

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