White House Allocates $5.8 Billion to Upgrade US Water Infrastructure

Published on February 20, 2024

The Biden administration is distributing another $5.8 billion to help upgrade water infrastructure in communities across the nation, the White House announced on Feb. 20. The funding comes from President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which was signed into law during his first year in office, according to the White House. Under that legislation, a total of $50 billion has been designated to improve water infrastructure throughout the United States. “President Biden and I believe that every person in our country should have a right to clean water no matter where they live or how much money they make. That is why our administration made clean water a national priority and delivered the largest investment in America’s water infrastructure in history,” said Vice President Kamala Harris in a press release announcing the latest funding....

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