Delegation Announces $18.2 Million for Water Infrastructure Improvements in Rhode Island

Washington, D.C. – December 03, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — After reversing proposed cuts to clean water infrastructure programs, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced $18.2 million in federal funding for water infrastructure projects in Rhode Island. Administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the funding will go to two federal-state loan programs that supply local water systems with low-interest financing for projects that protect public health and environmental quality.

The Rhode Island Department of Health (DOH) and the RIIB are the state agencies that oversee the DWSRF, which provides loans at low interest rates for improvements to drinking water systems, focusing especially on small and low-income communities and programs that encourage pollution prevention to ensure that drinking water is safe.

Since the beginning of this program, EPA has awarded approximately $443 million to Rhode Island for the construction, expansion, and upgrading of clean water infrastructure resulting in decreased pollutant loadings to waterbodies throughout the state.

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