March 19,
2015
New York, N.Y.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has allotted $74 million to New
Jersey to help finance improvements to water projects that are essential to
protecting public health and the environment. The funds will be used to finance
water quality protection and drinking water projects that will last far into
the future.
“This funding will improve
water quality and protect drinking water across New Jersey,” said EPA Regional
Administrator Judith A. Enck. "Clean drinking water and proper wastewater
treatment are fundamental to protecting people’s health, but aging water
infrastructure needs to be upgraded and repaired. EPA’s funding helps New
Jersey to continue its program to invest in drinking water and wastewater
systems and protect people’s health.”
The Clean Water State
Revolving Fund program, administrated by the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection, was allotted $57,378,000. The program provides
low-interest loans for water quality protection projects to make improvements
to wastewater treatment systems, control pollution from rain water runoff, and
protect sensitive water bodies and estuaries.
The Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund program, also administrated by the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection, was allotted $16,828,000. The program provides
low-interest loans to finance improvements to drinking water systems, with a
particular focus on providing funds to small and disadvantaged communities.
Since 1989, the EPA has
awarded over $2.3 billion to New Jersey through these programs.
As communities develop and
climate patterns shift, water infrastructure needs can only be expected to
grow. Green infrastructure is a cost-effective and resilient approach to
water infrastructure needs that provides benefits to communities across the
nation.
For more information on the
Clean Water State Revolving Fund program, visit http://water.epa.gov/grants_funding/cwsrf/cwsrf_index.cfm.
For information on the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program visit http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwsrf/.
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