Casey Secures $207.6 Million to Make PA Drinking Water Safer, Improve Water Infrastructure

Infrastructure law has sent more than $800 million to Pennsylvania for clean drinking water upgrades

Funding to support drinking water, wastewater, and environmental decontamination projects across the Commonwealth

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) approved $207,618,615 worth of projects across the Commonwealth that will help communities access clean, safe drinking water; remove or replace hazardous contaminated pipes; and collect and treat wastewater. All of the selected projects are receiving full or partial funding from the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (DWSRF), Clean Water State Revolving Funds (CWSRF), or the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA).

“Pennsylvania’s state constitution affords the right to safe, pure water for every community in our Commonwealth, but for too long Pennsylvania communities lacked the funding to guarantee that right.  Thanks to the infrastructure law we’re making investments to stop water contamination and ensure that homes and businesses have clean, safe drinking water,” said Senator Casey.  

Included in this round of funding is more than $112.6 million for drinking water projects including removing and replacing hazardous contaminated lead pipes and addressing Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contamination. The funding also supports more than $93.8 million in wastewater projects and more than $1.1 million for non-point source decontamination projects.

The funding will serve 11 counties across the Commonwealth, including Bucks County, where Senator Casey has long fought to help communities clean up PFAS contamination. In April, Casey announced the selection of $73 million worth of IIJA-funded projects to make Pennsylvania’s drinking water safer by removing lead water lines, upgrading wastewater facilities, replacing water pump stations, and remediating PFAS contamination in communities. In January, Senator Casey announced $78 million in IIJA funding for drinking water and wastewater projects. In April 2023, Casey touted  $266 million in funding from IIJA to remove contaminants—like PFAS—from Pennsylvania’s water supply and improve water infrastructure by replacing lead pipes. In September 2022, Casey championed $240 million in federal funding to repair aging pipes, collect and treat wastewater, and build resiliency in the face of extreme weather events.? 

See below for a list of project recipients: 

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