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.
AGC members are encouraged to contact their Senators to urge support of S.1005 using AGC's
Legislative Action Center.
For more information, contact Perry Fowler at (703) 837-5321 or fowlerp@agc.org. Re