Advisory Services Policy Brief: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act — Summary of Water Provisions
Advisory Services Policy Briefs is a series from our management consultants that summarize and analyze infrastructure policy, starting with deep dives into the Infrastructure Bill, describing funding opportunities by project type and discussing what the law means for infrastructure policy moving forward. All IIJA and Federal Infrastructure Policy and Funding Resources
Upgrading the Nation’s Aging Water Infrastructure
The IIJA provides substantial investment in water infrastructure. These investments will support upgrading aging infrastructure, reduce lead exposure in drinking water, address the issue of emerging contaminants, and provide resources to expand affordable access to water services.
This Advisory Services Policy Brief summarizes the key water-related programs in the IIJA that represent the majority of the investments in water infrastructure over the five-year term of the bill.