Washington, D.C. — Today, AMWA CEO Tom Dobbins released the following statement after EPA announced a Notice of Funding Availability for the Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program:
"Public water systems across the country face hundreds of billions of dollars in costs in the coming decades to maintain their infrastructure and operations, and those challenges will only be compounded by growing threats posed by extreme weather events and cybersecurity risks. That is why starting in 2009 AMWA conceived of and advocated for what became the Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program, which offers dedicated funding to help water systems offset the costs of these critical projects. Today's announcement by EPA that the first tranche of funding from the program is finally available marks a milestone in efforts by AMWA, other water sector stakeholders, and our federal partners to ensure that water systems nationwide are best positioned to withstand these emerging threats. AMWA applauds EPA for successfully standing up the Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program, and we look forward to these funds being put to work on vital projects across the country."
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The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) has been the unified and definitive voice for the nation's largest publicly owned water systems for over 40 years. AMWA's membership serves more than 160 million people with safe drinking water.
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