NH Delegation Welcomes Over $55 Million for NH Drinking Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Infrastructure Upgrades

Today, the New Hampshire delegation welcomed over $55.7 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for New Hampshire drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the over $50 billion investment in water infrastructure upgrades from bipartisan infrastructure law which the delegation fought for and supported. This investment will support essential water infrastructure that protects public health and treasured water bodies across the state.

“The historic bipartisan infrastructure law continues to deliver for the Granite State. This funding to support drinking water systems, wastewater infrastructure and improve the health of our lakes, rivers and streams will benefit our communities for years to come. The dedicated funding to address PFAS comes at a critical time as our understanding grows of how widespread the problem is and how important limiting exposure is for people’s health and the environment. We were proud to champion these record infrastructure investments, and it’s exciting to see these funds continue flowing to New Hampshire,” said Senator Shaheen, Senator Hassan, Representative Kuster, and Representative Pappas.

“President Biden’s Investing in America agenda continues to transform communities for the better with this latest infusion of funds for critical water infrastructure projects,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “With $50 billion in total, the largest investment in water infrastructure in our nation’s history, EPA will enable communities across the nation to ensure safer drinking water for their residents and rebuild vital clean water infrastructure to protect public health for decades to come.”

“Outdated infrastructure and aging pipes that fail; climate change impacts that cause sewer systems to overflow; emerging contaminants, like PFAS, that may affect our health—these are challenges that communities across our region face every day, especially in underserved and disadvantaged communities. With today’s announcement, we are allocating over $408 million of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds to combat these challenges with much-needed water infrastructure projects across New England,” said EPA Regional Administrator David W. Cash. “Every person, every child deserves safe and clean drinking water; and together with our state and local partners, we are financing upgrades to wastewater treatment plants, replacing old and aging water mains, and developing new filtration sites to remove contaminants from drinking water to make that a reality.”

The funding EPA announced for New Hampshire is part of a$5.8 billion investment through the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRF), one of EPA’s signature water investment programs. This multi-billion-dollar investment will fund state-run, low-interest loan programs to address key challenges, with $2.6 billion going to the Clean Water SRF for wastewater and stormwater infrastructure and $3.2 billion going to the Drinking Water SRF for drinking water infrastructure nationwide. Today’s announcement includes allotments for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law General Supplemental funds and Emerging Contaminant funds for SRF programs for fiscal year 2024. EPA anticipates announcing allocations for billions of dollars in additional resources for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Lead Service Line Replacement fund later this spring.

For more information, including state-by-state allocation of 2024 funding, and a breakdown of EPA State Revolving Fund funding available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, please visit theDrinking Water State Revolving Fund website and theClean Water State Revolving Fund website.