Casey Delivers More Than $149.7 Million to Make Pennsylvania Drinking Water Safer, Improve Water Infrastructure

Funding will support projects that help ensure clean drinking water, as well as improve water and sewage infrastructure across the Commonwealth

Infrastructure law has delivered more than $688 million for clean drinking water in Pennsylvania

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey announced that the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) approved $149,739,802 worth of projects across the Commonwealth that will help communities access clean, safe drinking water by removing or replacing hazardous contaminated pipes and improve water and sewage infrastructure. All the selected projects are receiving full or partial funding from the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA), which Casey fought to pass.

“Pennsylvania’s Constitution guarantees the right to safe, pure water, but for too long communities across our Commonwealth have lacked the funding to ensure that commitment is honored. Thanks to the infrastructure law, we’re making investments to prevent water contamination and improve our water infrastructure,” said Senator Casey. “I will keep working to ensure that homes, schools, and businesses have access to clean, safe water.”

Included in this round of funding is more than $65.6 million for removing and replacing hazardous contaminated lead pipes and addressing Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contamination. The funding also supports more than $84.1 million in water infrastructure improvement projects including water main replacement, sewer system construction and repairs, and pump station upgrades.

The funding will serve seven counties across the Commonwealth, including Bucks County, where Senator Casey has long fought to help communities clean up PFAS contamination. This year alone, PENNVEST has announced more than $396 million in IIJA-funded projects to improve drinking water and wastewater infrastructure including, July’s announcement of more than $95 million to remove lead pipes, upgrade wastewater, and reduce water contamination. Since the passage of IIJA, Pennsylvania has received more than $1 billion in funding for water infrastructure.

See below for a list of project recipients:

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