- Summary of the legislation: This law authorizes funding for a wide range of water infrastructure projects, including those related to wastewater energy recovery.
- Significance to the advancement/growth of wastewater energy: It has funded numerous projects across the country, including the construction of new anaerobic digestion facilities and the upgrade of existing wastewater treatment plants. The America’s Water Infrastructure Act has had a significant impact on the advancement and growth of wastewater energy by providing a means of funding for projects that might otherwise not have been feasible.
- Date enacted: October 23, 2018.
- Key impacts: Funding for water infrastructure projects related to wastewater energy recovery.
- Region(s) affected: Entire USA.
- Relevant URLs/links:
- https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3021
- https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2018/10/epw-committee-statement-on-the-president-s-signing-of-the-america-s-water-infrastructure-act-of-2018
- https://www.wef.org/news-hub/wef-news/america-s-water-infrastructure-act-of-2018-signed-into-law/
