DALLAS — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded more than $160 million in economic stimulus funds to the Texas Water Development Board for statewide drinking water infrastructure projects, the EPA announced in a July 8 press release.
“Investing in the economy and the environment is a win-win,” EPA Acting Regional Administrator Lawrence E. Starfield is quoted saying. “These funds will not only help our economic recovery, but they will help provide safe, clean drinking water for communities throughout Texas.”
The Recovery Act funds will go to the state’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program, which provides low-interest loans for drinking water systems to finance infrastructure improvements. The program also encourages funding for small and disadvantaged communities and for programs that encourage pollution prevention as a tool for ensuring safe drinking water.
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