Water Infrastructure: Funding for Resilience and Sustainability
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The bill has support from both parties and updates existing programs, which usually helps it move forward.
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Drinking water resilience programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act frequently direct assistance toward small and disadvantaged water systems, which can include tribal water systems facing aging infrastructure. Extending authorization through 2031 continues the possibility of federal support for these systems, though the bill text does not specifically name tribal programs.
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Sens. Lisa Blunt Rochester and John Curtis introduced the Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act (S. 3590) to reauthorize federal programs helping water utilities fend off cyber and physical threats, with $100 million in annual funding through 2031.
Rep. Salud Carbajal discusses the bipartisan Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act, highlighting its role in modernizing aging equipment and strengthening drought and flood resilience against extreme weather and emerging digital threats.
Bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Sen. John Curtis would authorize federal grant funds to increase the resilience of drinking water systems to extreme temperatures, while also reauthorizing the EPA's Midsize and Large Drinking Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act of 2026
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