Key Highlights

• The bill increases annual funding authorization for water projects from $25 million to $50 million through 2028.
• It supports technologies such as real-time monitoring, AI analytics, leak detection and advanced metering to improve water system management.
• Funding covers engineering, design, construction, implementation, training and operations, but excludes planning and maintenance activities.

The Water Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2025 (S. 2388) was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego, with Utah Senator John Curtis as a co-sponsor, on July 23, 2025.

The bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act) to reauthorize the pilot program for alternative water source projects and expand it to include intelligent water infrastructure technologies.

Funding and reporting

The bill would increase funding authorization from $25 million to $50 million annually and extends program authorization through 2028 (previously 2026). The funding would be allowed for engineering, design, construction, implementation, training and operations related to intelligent water infrastructure technology. Things like planning, feasibility studies, operation and maintenance remain ineligible for funding. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would oversee the grant program.

Source:Alex Cossin

Date:Aug. 13, 2025