{"id":30188,"date":"2026-06-25T10:37:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=30188"},"modified":"2026-06-25T10:37:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:37:39","slug":"sen-ossoff-delivering-drinking-water-safety-upgrades-across-georgia-through-bipartisan-infrastructure-law","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-delivering-drinking-water-safety-upgrades-across-georgia-through-bipartisan-infrastructure-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Ossoff Delivering Drinking Water Safety Upgrades Across Georgia through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Sen. Ossoff delivering $37 million through bipartisan infrastructure law to help ensure families across Georgia have clean and safe drinking water<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Washington, D.C.&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering drinking water infrastructure upgrades through the bipartisan infrastructure law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Ossoff is delivering over $37 million through the bipartisan infrastructure law to remove lead pipes and conduct essential drinking water infrastructure upgrades across Georgia through the Lead Service Line Replacement Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur bipartisan infrastructure law will continue to deliver long-overdue upgrades to Georgia\u2019s water infrastructure for years to come, and I will continue working to remove lead pipes from our drinking water and keep Georgia families safe and healthy,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Sen. Ossoff said.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Ossoff continues working to ensure Georgians have clean drinking water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock and Reps. Williams and McBath&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-rev-warnock-reps-mcbath-williams-upgrading-drinking-water-infrastructure-in-college-park\/\">brought Republicans and Democrats in Congress together<\/a>&nbsp;to help the City of College Park upgrade its drinking water infrastructure. The Federal resources will help the city replace lead pipes with ductile iron pipes, improving drinking water quality for families.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February, Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-rev-warnock-delivering-drinking-water-upgrades-through-bipartisan-infrastructure-law\/\">delivered<\/a>&nbsp;over $67 million for essential drinking water infrastructure upgrades across the State of Georgia, through the bipartisan infrastructure law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also in February, Sen. Ossoff brought Republicans and Democrats together to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-upgrading-drinking-water-infrastructure-in-lee-county\/\">deliver<\/a>&nbsp;over $1 million in Federal funding to help upgrade Lee County\u2019s drinking water infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last 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>In April 2023, Sens. Ossoff and Warnock&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/news-sens-ossoff-warnock-delivering-drinking-water-safety-upgrades-across-georgia-through-bipartisan-infrastructure-law\/\">delivered<\/a>&nbsp;$119.8 million through the bipartisan infrastructure law for essential drinking water infrastructure upgrades across the Peach State through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"># # #<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Ossoff delivering $37 million through bipartisan infrastructure law to help ensure families across Georgia have clean and safe drinking water Washington, D.C.&nbsp;\u2014 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering drinking water infrastructure upgrades through the bipartisan infrastructure law. Sen. 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