Boosts funding for emergency drinking water and wastewater system repairs
This bill would provide more money to help communities fix emergency problems with their drinking water and wastewater systems. It would increase funding for existing drinking water aid and create a new program to help wastewater plants, especially with cyberattacks. This means safer water and potentially lower costs for local residents when emergencies happen.
Today, the Safe Drinking Water Act sets aside $35 million each year for emergency technical assistance for public drinking water systems, but there's no specific federal program for wastewater treatment plant emergencies. This bill would increase the money for drinking water emergencies to $50 million each year from the government's budget year 2027 through 2031. It would also create a new program, setting aside $50 million each year for the same period, to help states and publicly owned wastewater treatment plants respond to emergencies, including cyberattacks.
S 4980 · 119th Congress · July 14, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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