CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for three water projects in West Virginia.
These awards, which were secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made solely by Senator Capito in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 24) and authorized through the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, will support three water system upgrades in West Virginia.
“I was proud to use my position on both the EPW and Appropriations Committees to advocate for and secure these CDS awards to support efforts to modernize water systems across West Virginia,” Ranking Member Capito said. “As our state grows, these projects will be critical in supporting the water needs of families, workers, and businesses, and I was proud to lead the charge in securing them.”
BACKGROUND:
Section 571 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 established an environmental infrastructure program that allows the USACE to partner with non-federal entities in order to carry out water and wastewater projects, among other types of projects, in West Virginia. As Ranking Member of the EPW Committee, Senator Capito included an authorization increase for the 571 program in the bipartisan 2022 Water Resources Development Act that was signed into law in December 2022.
Individual award details listed below:
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