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 member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for water and wastewater infrastructure improvement projects across West Virginia.
These awards, which were secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by Senator Capito in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 24) and authorized through the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, will provide funding for five new water projects across West Virginia.
“I was proud to work with the Army Corps of Engineers through my positions on the EPW and Appropriations Committees to both authorize and secure the funds that will help improve critical water infrastructure for West Virginia communities,” Ranking Member Capito said. “These projects will provide the support local entities need, especially in our most rural areas, to improve water infrastructure that helps residents and businesses. I am excited to announce these projects and look forward to seeing them completed.”
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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