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Water Preservation and Affordability Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
In Committee
Summary
resource preservation techniques would be defined and made the central requirement for federal clean water grants and loans, pushing projects toward water and energy efficiency, stormwater control, sustainable planning, and environmental innovation. It would also authorize new grant funding and raise annual program funding levels.
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- Local and municipal water utilities that receive loans or capitalization grants would have to evaluate and, to the maximum extent practicable, use resource preservation techniques when repairing, replacing, or expanding treatment works.
- Projects and communities would be steered toward measures like water reuse, recapture, conservation, energy efficiency, stormwater mitigation, sustainable design, and other environmentally innovative approaches.
- The bill creates a Wastewater Efficiency Grant Pilot Program authorized at $40 million per year for fiscal years 2026–2031 and increases the Clean Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program to $50 million per year for fiscal years 2026–3031.
*Authorizes additional federal spending by adding $40 million per year for a pilot and by increasing another program to $50 million per year.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
More funding for clean water upgrades
If enacted, the government would authorize $50 million each year for clean water resiliency grants for fiscal years 2026 through 3031. This would replace a prior $25 million each year for fiscal years 2022 through 2026. It would also authorize $40 million each year for a wastewater efficiency grant pilot for fiscal years 2026 through 2031, and that money would stay available until spent. These are authorizations, not automatic spending. States and local utilities could get more grant support to improve water systems and resilience.
New efficiency rules for water projects
The bill would define "resource preservation techniques" for water projects. Grant and loan recipients would need to evaluate and, when practical, use these techniques. Examples include water reuse and conservation, energy efficiency, stormwater controls, sustainable design, and other innovative methods. These requirements would apply to capitalization grant agreements and to loans for repairing, replacing, or expanding treatment works. Households could see more efficient systems over time, but some planning or construction costs could rise for utilities.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8]
PA • R
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 10/28/2025
Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/27/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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