During a stop on the Building a Better America Rural Infrastructure Tour in West Salem, Wis. this week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan highlighted EPA’s $7 million infrastructure investment to expand the rural community’s wastewater treatment plant.
Once completed, the expansion will increase the capacity of West Salem’s wastewater treatment system and reduce nutrient discharges.
Along with Governor Tony Evers, Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes and Congressman Ron Kind, Administrator Regan also discussed how new funding through EPA’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will provide a once-in-a-generation investment in rural communities.
“In 2022, Wisconsin will receive over $142 million in funding through EPA’s state revolving fund from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which is expected to create approximately 2,200 jobs,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “And there will be more to come over the next five years. When we talk about building a better America, this is what we mean.”
