[20200402]IF11485_美国环境保护局（EPA）水基础设施项目和2020财年拨款.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov April 2, 2020U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Water Infrastructure Programs and FY2020 AppropriationsThe condition of the nations drinking water and wastewater infrastructure and associated financing challenges are perennial subjects of debate and attention in Congress. Among others, challenges include the ability of communitiesespecially low-income communitiesto finance projects needed to (1) repair or replace water infrastructure, much of which has was constructed more than 50 years ago; (2) comply with new or revised federal regulatory requirements; and (3) address damage from natural hazards and improve resiliency to extreme weather events. EPA Water Infrastructure Programs FY2020 Appropriations The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L. 116-94), Division D, Title II, included appropriations for multiple water infrastructure programs administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), particularly the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) programs. P.L. 116-94 also included appropriations for the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan progr