EPA launches web portal with Bipartisan Infrastructure Law resources, ‘disadvantaged community’ definitions, more

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Resources for Drinking Water webpage that features resources designed to help states and water systems with the implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). Water utilities can access resources regarding underserved communities, building water system capacity, water security, and fact sheets on the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) on the webpage.

The DWSRF Disadvantaged Community Definitions: A Reference for States, highlighted on the page, includes information about how states have historically defined disadvantaged communities, including the socioeconomic, demographic, financial, environmental and other indicators they have used. The handbook also includes information about each state’s historical distribution and use of additional subsidies allocated to disadvantaged communities.