Water Preservation and Affordability Act of 2025

This bill changes the federal Clean Water Act to define a "resource preservation technique" as a process, material, or technology that improves water or energy efficiency, reduces stormwater runoff, supports sustainable project planning and construction, or is environmentally innovative. Communities that get loans from state clean water revolving funds to repair, replace, or expand wastewater treatment plants would have to evaluate and use these techniques as much as practicable. The bill authorizes $40 million per year from fiscal years 2026 through 2031 for a wastewater efficiency grant pilot program. It also raises yearly funding for a clean water infrastructure resiliency and sustainability program from $25 million to $50 million, starting in fiscal year 2026. The bill text lists the end year for that program as 3031.

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Sponsors

• Emilia Strong Sykes Democrat sponsor
• 6 cosponsors