Water Infrastructure Act

America s water infrastructure act of 2018 awia improves drinking water and water quality deepens infrastructure investments enhances public health and quality of life increases jobs and bolsters the economy.

Water infrastructure act. The awia provisions are the most far reaching changes to the safe drinking water act since the 1996 amendments with over 30 mandated programs. Water infrastructure finance and innovation act. The senate legislation includes the america s water infrastructure act of 2020. That would double what was previously available.

Congress passed the water infrastructure finance and innovation act of 2014 wifia to provide an expanded credit program for water and wastewater infrastructure projects with broader eligibility criteria than the previously authorized revolving fund unter cwa title vi. America s water infrastructure act of 2018 is a united states federal law enacted during the 115th united states congress that provides for water infrastructure improvements throughout the country in the areas of. This bill authorizes 17 billion in infrastructure projects and reauthorizes the epa s clean water state revolving fund at increasing levels over the next three years. Awia section 2013 requires community drinking water systems serving more than 3 300 people to develop or update risk assessments and emergency response plans erps.

S 3591 america s water infrastructure act of 2020 116th congress 2019 2020. The law specifies the components that the risk assessments and erps must address and establishes deadlines by which water systems must certify to epa completion of the risk assessment and erp. Regulations and guidelines including the water act govern the management and protection of alberta s water. Water legislation and guidelines.

On october 23 2018 america s water infrastructure act awia was signed into law. The bill s titles are written by its sponsor. Maintenance and repair of dams and reservoirs.