This dashboard was created to better understand and track how states intend to award funds using their annual allotments from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (DWSRFs), the largest financial assistance program for water infrastructure in the country, established by the 1996 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Congress appropriates funding for the DWSRF, and EPA then awards capitalization grants to each state for their DWSRF based upon the results of the most recent Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment (DWINSA).

The Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (IIJA) – also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) – represents an influx of supplemental funding into the DWSRF over five years, on top of the base DWSRF funding for water infrastructure needs appropriated each year. It is imperative to track this unprecedented influx of supplemental funding – in addition to the base funding – to understand its impact in addressing water infrastructure needs around the country.

This dashboard draws data from Intended Use Plans (IUPs) and Project Priority Lists (PPLs) released on an annual basis by each state and submitted to the U.S. EPA for approval. The PPL catalogs, in priority order, the projects expected to receive DWSRF awards. IUPs, usually released in conjunction with PPLs, explain the state policies that determine how DWSRF assistance will be awarded to water systems who apply for funding.

This dashboard was launched in collaboration with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and the Massive Data Institute (MDI) at Georgetown University with grant support from The Rockefeller Foundation.