U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Senior Advisor Jessica Kramer recently recognized 38 water infrastructure projects for excellence and innovation. These projects were funded by the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs that have provided a foundation of federal investment in water infrastructure for decades.
The projects were recognized as part of EPA’s AQUARIUS and PISCES national recognition programs at the at the 2025 Council of Infrastructure Financing Authorities Summit on Water Infrastructure.
EPA’s AQUARIUS program celebrates DWSRF projects that are innovative, sustainable and protect public health. Sixteen projects carried out by state or local governments and drinking water utilities were recognized by the 2025 AQUARIUS program, including these exceptional projects:
- Excellence in Innovative Financing: Merrimack Village District, New Hampshire — Wells 2, 3, 7, 8 PFAS and Iron/Manganese Treatment
- Excellence in System Partnerships: Stanislaus Regional Water Authority, California — Regional Surface Water Supply Project
- Excellence in Community Engagement: Bloomfield Township, New Jersey — Lead Service Replacement Phases
- Excellence in Environmental and Public Health Protection: City of Pineville, Missouri — Water Improvement Projects
- Excellence in Creative Solutions: Ellinger Sewer and Water Supply Corporation, Texas — Water Plant Improvements Project
EPA’s George F. Ames PISCES program celebrates innovation demonstrated by CWSRF programs and assistance recipients. Twenty-two projects carried out by state or local governments, public utilities and private entities were recognized by the 2025 PISCES program, including the following exceptional projects:
- Excellence in Innovative Financing: Chemung County Sewer District, New York — Chemung County Wastewater Treatment Plant Consolidation
- Excellence in System Partnerships (two projects): Town of Ardmore Water Works and Sewer Board, Alabama — Ardmore Wastewater Treatment Plant Renovations; and Springdale Water and Sewer Commission, Arkansas — Bethel Heights Wastewater Regionalization with Springdale
- Excellence in Community Engagement: Prince George’s County, Maryland — Urban Stormwater Retrofit Public Private Partnership
- Excellence in Environmental and Public Health Protection: Marquette County Solid Waste Management Authority, Michigan — Marquette County Landfill Leachate Treatment System
- Excellence in Creative Solutions: Malcom “Jamie” Jameison, landowner — Berkeley Plantation Living Shoreline, in Virginia
See the full list of recognized projects and learn more about the AQUARIUS and PISCES programs.
