{"id":29276,"date":"2026-02-13T13:17:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=29276"},"modified":"2026-02-13T13:17:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:17:46","slug":"sens-ossoff-rev-warnock-delivering-drinking-water-upgrades-through-bipartisan-infrastructure-law","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-rev-warnock-delivering-drinking-water-upgrades-through-bipartisan-infrastructure-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Sens. Ossoff, Rev. Warnock Delivering Drinking Water Upgrades through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Washington, D.C.&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff today announced new drinking water infrastructure upgrades across Georgia through the bipartisan infrastructure law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the bipartisan infrastructure law, Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock are delivering over $67 million for essential drinking water infrastructure upgrades across the State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These new resources, secured through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), will help expand access to clean drinking water in communities across Georgia, boosting public health and safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSenator Warnock and I are delivering water infrastructure upgrades to remove lead pipes from our drinking water and keep our families safe and healthy,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Sen. Ossoff said<\/strong>. \u201cOur bipartisan infrastructure law will deliver long-overdue upgrades to Georgia\u2019s infrastructure for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNobody should have to question whether their water is safe to drink. That\u2019s why I fought for continued investments in drinking water infrastructure upgrades,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>said Senator Warnock.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cThese federal funds, made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, go far beyond changing old pipes, they provide peace of mind for our Georgia communities. I am proud to have worked alongside Senator Ossoff getting this good done for the Peach State.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Ossoff continues working to increase access to clean drinking water across Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In January, Sen. Ossoff&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-working-to-expand-access-to-clean-water-in-rural-georgia\/\">cosponsored<\/a>&nbsp;a bipartisan bill to make it easier for rural communities to upgrade their water infrastructure and protect health by removing harmful contaminants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In December, Sen. Ossoff&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-working-across-the-aisle-to-upgrade-rural-water-infrastructure\/\">cosponsored<\/a>&nbsp;the bipartisan&nbsp;<em>Rural Water System Disaster Preparedness and Assistance Act<\/em>&nbsp;to improve water infrastructure systems across rural Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2024, Sen. Ossoff&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gefa.georgia.gov\/press-releases\/2024-11-14\/georgia-communities-awarded-367-million-loan-funding-lead-service-line\">delivered<\/a>&nbsp;over $36 million through the bipartisan infrastructure law for lead pipe replacement projects across Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also in 2024, Sens. Ossoff and Rev. 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