The projects awarded funding will replace lead service lines, rehabilitate aging systems, upgrade treatment and service capabilities, and reduce environmental contaminants to ensure Pennsylvanians have access to clean, safe water.
Drinking water projects were funded in Allegheny, Bedford, Bucks, Cambria, Carbon, Clarion, Delaware, Erie, Lackawanna, Lawrence, Lehigh, Warren counties.
Wastewater projects were funded in Adams, Allegheny, Bedford, Clinton, Fayette, Montgomery, Potter, Somerset, Warren counties.
Stormwater projects were funded in Mercer, Northampton counties.
Nonpoint source water quality projects were funded in Montgomery County.
“Every Pennsylvanian has a constitutional right to pure water, and my Administration is continuing that work by investing in projects that protect public health, modernize drinking water infrastructure, and support local economies,” said Governor Josh Shapiro. “We’re investing in dozens of projects all across the Commonwealth to ensure more Pennsylvanians have clean, reliable drinking water when they turn on the tap.”
“This fiscal year, we broke records on investment in two board meetings, making fiscal year 2024-2025 a momentous year for PennVEST,” said Robert Boos, Executive Director of PennVEST. “Since the board meeting in July 2025, PennEST has invested more than $1.6 billion over 130 total water quality improvement projects across 45 counties.”
PennVEST funding for water improvement projects originates from a combination of state funds approved by voters, Growing Greener funds, Marcellus Legacy funds, the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, federal grant awards to PennVEST from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments, and recycled loan repayments from previous PennVEST funding awards.
Click Here for a list of projects funded and the PennVEST announcement.
Visit the PennVEST webpage to learn more about water infrastructure funding opportunities.
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[Posted: April 16, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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