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To: Members & Affiliates
From: National Office
Date: February 2, 2015
Subject: Administration's FY2016 Budget Request
Reference: AA 15-01

 

The Obama Administration released its FY2016 Budget request today which proposes $333 million in cuts to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and a $279 million increase to the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). The Budget proposes funding the CWSRF and DWSRF at $1.118 billion and $1.186 billion respectively. The Administration is also requesting $50 million for technical assistance, training, and other efforts to enhance the capacity of communities and states to plan and finance drinking water and wastewater infrastructure improvements, of which $5 million would be for administering the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA).

Overall, the budget request proposes $8.6 billion for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), $460 million more than the $8.14 billion Congress appropriated to the Agency for FY2015. Below is a chart that compares FY2016 proposed discretionary spending levels for EPA's water programs with passed FY2015 levels.

 

FY 2016 Budget Table

 Program FY2015 Passed Omnibus FY2016 Budget Request  Difference
Overall EPA Budget $8,140,000,000 $8,600,000,000 +$460,000,000
Clean Water SRF $1,448,887,000 $1,116,000,000 -$332,887,000
Drinking Water SRF $906,896,000 $1,186,000,000 +$279,104,000
Great Lakes Program $300,000,000 $250,000,000  -$50,000,000
Financing Technical Assistance N/A $50,000,000   N/A

 

NACWA will provide a more detailed analysis of the FY2016 Budget later this week in the Current. Please contact Patricia Sinicropi ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) with any questions.