America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 is a

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, enacted during the

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, that provides for water infrastructure improvements throughout the country in the areas of: *

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development * maintenance and repair of

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s and

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restoration *

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s * financing of improvements *

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development * technical assistance to small communities.United States. America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018. . October 23, 2018. The law also reauthorizes the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (WIFIA) which provides expanded financial assistance to communities under the

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and

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. These programs are administered by the

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(EPA).

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, as the "Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse".

Summary of current EPA actions

* Modifications to the

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* Community Water System risk and resilience assessments * Implementation of amendments to the

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* Administration of funding for the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act grant programs * Development of

infrastructure asset management Infrastructure asset management is the integrated, multidisciplinary set of strategies in sustaining public infrastructure assets such as water treatment facilities, sewer lines, roads, utility grids, bridges, and railways. Generally, the process ...

and capacity development strategies for state agencies and public water systems.

Upcoming EPA actions

* Water System Restructuring Rule * Small System Report to Congress

References

External links

America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018PDFdetails
as amended in the

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America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018PDFdetails
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