Wisconsin to Invest Over $400M in Water Infrastructure

The state’s Clean Water Fund helps cities improve stormwater management, replace aging infrastructure, and upgrade wastewater treatment facilities.

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January 3, 2024, 7:00 AM PST

By Diana Ionescu @aworkoffiction

Culvert under a road in northern Wisconsin with frozen water blocking most of the pipe.

Ice partly blocking a culvert in northern Wisconsin. | Bryan Neuswanger / Adobe Stock

Wisconsin will distribute a record $414.4 million to 84 local jurisdictions through the Clean Water Fund to help cities build and improve their water infrastructure. As Matthew Thibault explains in Smart Cities Dive, the funding comes from the Supplemental Wastewater Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

“Typical projects include sewer replacement or rehabilitation, and wastewater treatment facility upgrades.” Awarded projects also include reducing phosphorus discharge, fixing or replacing aging equipment, and stormwater management.

FULL STORY: Wisconsin to spend $414M on wastewater, storm infrastructure

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