{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://susielee.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lee-announces-more-21-million-protect-nevadas-water-resources", "Congresswoman Lee Announces More Than $21 Million to Protect Nevada\u2019s Water Resources", "2024-10-23", "2024", "2024-10", "Democrat", "House", "NV", "Susie Lee", "L000590", "susielee.house.gov", "susielee", "https://susielee.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced more than $21 million in federal investments from the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) to help safely manage wastewater, protect local water resources, and deliver safe drinking water to homes, schools, and businesses in Nevada. These Fiscal Year 2025 investments were made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Congresswoman Lee helped negotiate and pass.\n\nSpecifically, the federal investments are coming to Nevada by way of EPA\u2019s State Revolving Funds:\n\n$13,270,000 is coming via the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) \u2014 $1,054,000 of which will specifically address emerging contaminants such as PFAS in wastewater, stormwater, and nonpoint source pollution.\n\n$7,921,000 is coming via the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), with the primary purpose of addressing emerging contaminants \u2014 including PFAS \u2014 in drinking water.\n\n\u201cProtecting our local water supply means making sure that Nevada\u2019s water is clean and safe from harmful contaminants like PFAS,\u201d said Congresswoman Lee. \u201cI helped negotiate and pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law because it I knew it would secure the federal resources we need in Nevada, just like today\u2019s investments. I\u2019ll continue working to bring back federal dollars so we can deliver clean drinking water to our homes, schools, and businesses while safely managing our wastewater.\u201d\n\nIn 2023 alone, Congresswoman Lee helped deliver more than $122 million in federal water investments to southern Nevada and recently secured all three of her priorities in the bi-annual Water Resources Development Act that passed out of the House.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://susielee.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lee-announces-more-21-million-protect-nevadas-water-resources"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0256418026983738, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}