Senator Murray Announces Over $20 Million in Grants and Loans to Upgrade Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Across Washington State

Senador Murray: “Families in every part of Washington state should be able to count on clean drinking water whenever they turn on the tap.”

Washington DC – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced nearly $2.6 million in grants and nearly $18 million in loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to fund water and wastewater disposal projects across Washington state. These projects will benefit over 7,000 people in Washington state by strengthening and expanding well and water treatment systems, water lines, and reservoirs. The funding comes from two bills Senator Murray helped pass as Assistant Majority Leader—the Ley de infraestructura bipartidista y el Ley de Reducción de la Inflación.

“Families in every part of Washington state should be able to count on clean drinking water whenever they turn on the tap—and it’s so important that we continue to invest in and upgrade our water and wastewater systems across the country so that everyone has access to safe and reliable drinking water.” Dijo el senador Murray. “The federal dollars we passed in the Ley de infraestructura bipartidista y Ley de Reducción de la Inflación are already helping to make major, and needed, improvements to our water infrastructure—and as Chair of the Appropriations Committee, I will continue working to secure resources across our government funding bills to make clean and safe drinking water a reality for everyone.”

In total, the USDA announced grant and loan funding for four projects across Washington state:

• $17,059,000 in loan funding for the City of Woodland to replace compromised water lines and build a new reservoir to meet state regulatory requirements. The project will provide clean safe drinking water for the city of Woodland;
• $1,657,000 in grant and loan funding for the Town of Twisp to complete wastewater collection system improvements for the rural town of Twisp, Washington;
• $669,000 in grant funding for the Town of Coulee Dam to assist the town of Coulee Dam in replacing their aging wastewater treatment plant, which includes sewer mains and the repair of collection system components;
• $271,000 in loan funding for the Kineth Claim Community Water Association to help Kineth Claim Community Water Association drill and integrate a water well into its water system.

Senator Murray has been a consistent advocate for clean drinking water in Washington state and across the country. She asegurado a historic investment to upgrade water and wastewater infrastructure in Washington state in the Ley de infraestructura bipartidista, which provides a $55 billion investment in clean water between FY2022 and FY2026—the largest-ever investment in clean drinking water in American history. The Ley de Reducción de la Inflación Senator Murray helped pass is the largest-ever investment in climate action in American history, supporting lower energy costs and the creation of good-paying clean energy jobs.

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