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.
“Every Pennsylvanian has a constitutional right to pure water, and my Administration is continuing that work by investing in projects that modernize aging water infrastructure, replace lead service lines, and address contaminants like PFAS,” said Governor Josh Shapiro. “PennVEST is helping communities across the Commonwealth make these critical upgrades so more Pennsylvanians have clean, safe, reliable drinking water when they turn on the tap.”
Since Governor Shapiro took office, his Administration has invested more than $3.7 billion through PennVEST to protect public health by delivering clean drinking water, replacing more than 40,000 lead service lines, and modernizing drinking water and wastewater infrastructure across the Commonwealth.
This funding has supported communities in 63 counties, helping address aging infrastructure, improve water quality, and ensure reliable water systems for generations of Pennsylvanians.
“From small infrastructure maintenance and repair projects to large, new water treatment plant construction, PennVEST is here to assist communities with funding so they can complete water quality improvement projects in the most cost-effective way possible,” said Robert Boos, Executive Director of PennVEST. “Our low-interest financing allows municipal leaders to safeguard community health in an affordable way.”
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 and 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 for the announcement.
Visit the PA Infrastructure Investment Authority webpage to learn about more water infrastructure improvement funding opportunities.
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[Posted: July 16, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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