The Garden State was awarded close to $170 million for water infrastructure improvements.
Gov. Phil Murphy’s office says the funding, announced Dec. 1 and which comes via the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, can be used to help communities access safe and reliable drinking water, increase resilience, collect and treat wastewater to protect public health, clean up pollution and safeguard vital waterways.
The resources are being distributed through the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRF), with over $73 million coming from the Clean Water SRF and more than $95 million through the Drinking Water SRF.
The Clean Water SRF primarily goes toward wastewater infrastructure improvement projects and will supplement nearly $48 million in regular funding to the state’s program in Fiscal Year 2022.