Gov. Tony Evers, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced more than $273 million has been allocated to 86 municipalities through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to improve drinking water quality for Wisconsinites. The funding will help municipalities across the state construct necessary water infrastructure projects, including replacing lead service lines and addressing emerging contaminants such as per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
The funds will be awarded to municipalities over the next year and disbursed as eligible costs are incurred. The funding is a combination of more than $125.6 million of DNR’s SDWLP funding and funding from federal capitalization grants.
A full list of preliminarily approved projects by municipality for state fiscal year 2025 are available below:
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Safe Drinking Water Loan Program draft funding list; and
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Lead Service Line Replacement Program draft funding list.
The 2025 preliminary funding lists will be finalized following a 30-day window for municipalities to request a reevaluation of their priority score.
