These five fact sheets detail the impacts of IIJA and IRA on water infrastructure. Three of these publications narrow in on two topics of federal funding focus — the State Revolving Loan Funds (SRFs) and fish passages — that were bolstered by funding infusions from IIJA and IRA. The other three focus on specific states where federal funding — through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) — is driving improvement of water systems.
Topic Area Fact Sheets
IIJA provided a new $2.2 billion to address built infrastructure aiding fish passage. The bulk of this funding has been awarded, and most of it to states in the West. The fact sheet breaks down where funding has been awarded and via what programs, and dives into project highlights in the states of Montana and Washington.
The SRF fact sheet breaks down the institution of these programs, what they have accomplished, and how additional funding pots from IIJA expand the programs’ reaches. In total, an additional $43 billion was provided by IIJA to the SRFs from fiscal years 2022 through 2026, feeding funding into local drinking water and wastewater systems. Additionally, IIJA newly introduces billions for lead service line replacement and hundreds of millions to address emerging contaminants such as PFAS. State-by-state funding breakdowns are provided in the fact sheet, as well as estimations of how much of state water systems’ needs are addressed by this new funding.
States Receiving Federal Funding Fact Sheets
These fact sheets discuss the water-related IIJA and IRA funding received by Montana, North Carolina, and Utah. They explore a set of major investments affecting critical water issues in each state, covering their backgrounds, specific projects and outcomes, and the federal programs that funded that work. The fact sheets also identify some ongoing risks to funding availability and future funding potential for the states.
