The U.S. EPA has awarded Flint, Michigan, $100 million to improve its drinking water infrastructure as part of the water infrastructure bill approved by Congress last year.
The money, a grant through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, was announced March 17 and will be matched by $20 million in state funds. Of the total $120 million, $55.5 million will be made available for service line replacement, distribution and transmission improvements and corrosion control studies. The remaining $68.5 million for meter replacement and water treatment plant improvements is conditional upon the state’s completion of its application for the projects.