{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=2AB35B10-187A-4AD6-9022-698D967391B1", "Warner and Kaine Join Biden Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of History Water Infrastructure BIL Funding to Virginia", "2022-09-21", "2022", "2022-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "VA", "Mark R. Warner", "W000805", "www.warner.senate.gov", "warner", "https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases", "scraper", "President Biden\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) allocates more than $50 billion to EPA toward repairing the nation\u2019s essential water infrastructure, which helps communities access clean, safe and reliable drinking water, increase resilience, collect and treat wastewater to protect public health, clean up pollution and safeguard vital waterways. These grants will supplement the $35 million in fiscal year (FY) 2022 funding that will be awarded for Virginia\u2019s Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs) and mark the first significant distribution of water infrastructure funds thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. State allocations were previously announced.\n\n\u201cAll communities need access to clean, reliable, safe water,\u201d said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. \u201cThanks to President Biden\u2019s leadership and the resources from the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we are repairing aging water infrastructure, replacing lead service lines, cleaning up contaminants, and making our communities more resilient in the face of floods and climate impacts.\u201d\n\n\u201cReliable water infrastructure is critical to safeguard public health,\u201d said Sen. Tim Kaine \u201cI was glad to vote to pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and I\u2019m glad Virginia is receiving federal funding to repair our water systems thanks to this landmark legislation. This funding will help ensure Virginians have access to safe, clean, and reliable water for decades to come.\u201d\n\n\u201cAccess to safe drinking water is critical for the health of all Virginians,\u201d said Sen. Mark Warner. \u201cI am thrilled to see the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which I was proud to help negotiate, deliver much-needed funds to update our water systems and ensure the wellbeing of our communities.\u201d\n\n\u201cPresident Biden has been clear\u2014we cannot leave any community behind as we rebuild America\u2019s infrastructure with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,\u201d said White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu. \u201cBecause of his Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, nearly half of the additional SRF funding will now be grants or forgivable loans, making accessing these critical water resources easier for small, rural and disadvantaged communities.\u201d\n\n\u201cHelp is on the way to the state of Virginia,\u201d said Adam Ortiz, EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator. \u201cThis funding represents \u2018delivery on a promise\u2019 that the Biden administration made to help our communities most in need of clean drinking water and programs to control contaminants and harmful stormwater runoff. EPA Mid-Atlantic looks forward to assisting and partnering with our states to expedite this critical work.\u201d\n\nEPA\u2019s SRFs are part of President Biden\u2019s Justice40 initiative, which aims to deliver at least 40% of the benefits from certain federal programs flow to underserved communities. Furthermore, nearly half the funding available through the SRFs thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law must be grants or principal forgiveness loans that remove barriers to investing in essential water infrastructure in underserved communities across rural America and in urban centers.\n\nFunding announced today represents the FY22 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law awards for states that have submitted and obtained EPA\u2019s approval of their plans for use of the funding. SRF capitalization grants will continue to be awarded, on a rolling state-by-state basis, as more states receive approval throughout FY22; states will also receive awards over the course of the next four years. As grants are awarded, the state SRF programs can begin to distribute the funds as grants and loans to communities across their state.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:29:59Z"]], "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://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=2AB35B10-187A-4AD6-9022-698D967391B1"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.184499055147171, "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"}