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Water Preservation and Affordability Act of 2025
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to consider the use of resource preservation techniques in certain programs, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to promote the use of "resource preservation techniques" in water infrastructure programs, defined as processes or technologies that address water efficiency, energy efficiency, stormwater management, sustainable design, or environmental innovation. States and loan recipients receiving federal water pollution control funds must evaluate and use resource preservation techniques to the maximum extent practicable when repairing, replacing, or expanding treatment works. The bill increases funding for the Wastewater Efficiency Grant Pilot Program to $40 million annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2031 and increases the Clean Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program to $50 million annually for the same period. These changes aim to integrate efficiency and sustainability measures into water infrastructure investments nationwide.
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Actions (3)
- Dec 1, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. · house
- Sep 30, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Sep 30, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 30, 2025
Mrs. Sykes (for herself and Mr. Bresnahan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to consider the use of resource preservation techniques in certain programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Water Preservation and Affordability Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. RESOURCE PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES.
(a) Definition of Resource Preservation Technique.—Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(28) Resource preservation technique.—The term ‘resource preservation technique’ means any process, material, technique, or technology that—
“(A) addresses water efficiency, including water reuse, recapture, and conservation;
“(B) addresses energy efficiency;
“(C) mitigates stormwater runoff;
“(D) encourages sustainable project planning, design, and construction; or
“(E) is environmentally innovative.”.
(b) Capitalization Grant Agreement.—Section 602(b)(13)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1382(b)(13)(B)) is amended by striking “the potential for efficient water use, reuse, recapture, and conservation, and energy conservation” and inserting “the use of resource preservation techniques”.
(c) Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Funds.—Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)(1), by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the following:
“(E) for a treatment works proposed for repair, replacement, or expansion, and eligible for assistance under subsection (c)(1), the recipient of a loan shall evaluate, and will use, to the maximum extent practicable, resource preservation techniques for purposes of carrying out the repair, replacement, or expansion;”; and
(2) in subsection (i)(1), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
“(B) to use resource preservation techniques.”.
(d) Wastewater Efficiency Grant Pilot Program.—Section 222(e) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1302(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
“(1) In general.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2031, to remain available until expended.”.
(e) Clean Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program.—Section 223(g)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1302a(g)(1)) by striking “$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026” and inserting “$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 3031”. <all>
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