EGLE announces $20+ million in recent MI Clean Water grants to help Michigan communities upgrade water infrastructure, protect health and the environment

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July 14, 2023

Lead service line removal in Kingsford, upgraded water treatment facilities in Harrisville and lead service line identification in Decatur are among projects funded by $20,391,921 in Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) grants recently awarded to Michigan communities.

The MI Clean Water Plan grants, through EGLE’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), Drinking Water Asset Management (DWAM) Program, and Substantial Public Health Risk Project (SPHRP) Program, aim to help communities ensure clean drinking water and manage wastewater to protect public health and Michigan’s natural resources.

Seventy percent of Michiganders are served by more than 1,000 community wastewater systems and 7.5 million get their drinking water from community water systems in Michigan. Those systems often struggle to find resources to address both legacy issues like aging drinking water and stormwater facilities, and emerging challenges like new standards for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) “forever chemicals.”

Traditionally, more than half of EGLE’s budget passes through to Michigan cities, towns, villages, and other local government agencies to finance critical improvements that help them better protect residents and our natural resources.

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