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Public Utility Remediation and Enhancement for Water Act
Sponsored By: Representative Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
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Summary
Targets PFAS in public wastewater systems. This bill would create an EPA grant program to help owners and operators of publicly owned treatment works plan, design, and build treatment projects and meet pretreatment or effluent limits for PFAS and other emerging contaminants.
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- Municipal utilities and publicly owned treatment works would be eligible for grants that cover at least 75 percent of estimated costs for planning, design, construction, and compliance projects.
- Communities served by those treatment plants would likely see reduced PFAS discharges to waterways, lowering local exposure risks to drinking water and the environment.
- The EPA Administrator would have to set up the program within 180 days and may allow state water pollution control revolving fund loans and other public or private funds to count toward the non-Federal match.
*Authorizes $200 million per year for FY2026–2028 to fund these grants if enacted.*
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PFAS cleanup grants for wastewater plants
The EPA would create a grant program within 180 days to help public wastewater plants. Plants could get funds to plan, design, or build systems to stop or treat PFAS and other emerging contaminants, and to meet Clean Water Act limits. It would authorize $200 million each year for 2026, 2027, and 2028. The federal share would cover at least 75% of project costs. Local matches could include public or private money, in‑kind work, and state revolving fund loans. Projects would follow state revolving fund rules, and EPA could not waive certain Title VI requirements.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
MI • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 8/12/2025
Sewell
AL • D
Sponsored 8/12/2025
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
Sponsored 8/12/2025
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 8/12/2025
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 8/12/2025
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/12/2025
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 8/12/2025
Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Fletcher
TX • D
Sponsored 9/11/2025
Levin
CA • D
Sponsored 9/16/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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