Financing Water Infrastructure
Building, renewing, and replacing water infrastructure is an ongoing, expensive enterprise. Paying for that ongoing investment requires financing and pricing strategies that cover the cost of providing services, while managing long-term debt and ensuring that services remain affordable.
Many programs and tools can assist communities in financing their water infrastructure investments:
- EPA's Tools for Financing Water Infrastructure
- EPA's Clean Water State Revolving Fund
- EPA's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
- EPA's Financing for Environmental Compliance—Water Resources and Tools
- U.S. Department of Agriculture's Water and Environmental Programs
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Development Block Grant Program