New York state has announced a new round of water infrastructure grants totalling $425 million, part of a $3.75 billion, five-year commitment approved in the state's recently enacted budget.
The funding is available through two programmes administered by the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC): the Water Infrastructure Improvement Grant and the Intermunicipal Water Infrastructure Grant. Local governments and public authorities are eligible to apply, and EFC teams are on hand to provide individual consultations to support the application process.
This round places particular emphasis on addressing lead service line replacement, with $127.5 million earmarked specifically for that purpose. Additional priority areas include drinking water systems struggling to meet the state's standards for emerging contaminants, as well as wastewater and sewer upgrades in small, rural and disadvantaged communities.
This latest announcement comes alongside earlier investments in the state, which have supported projects such as the Gilboa Dam upgrade in the Catskill Mountains and a new water treatment plant in the Village of Attica.
An additional $78 million is also currently available for water quality improvement through the Department of Environmental Conservation, split across two programmes: the Water Quality Improvement Project and the Non-Agriculture Nonpoint Source and Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Planning Grant.
