Biden administration announced Oct. 8 $2.6 billion more for that effort, distributed through drinking water state revolving funds and added to $15 billion funded through the federal infrastructure law.

New contaminant levels for two key PFAS chemicals, each 4 parts per trillion, are near the current U.S. practical detection limit, industry expert tells ENR, but EPA says more federal funding and added compliance time would boost fixes by drinking water systems.

Total includes $3.2 billion for drinking water state revolving funds and $2.6 billion for clean water SRFs.

Water systems, and their design and construction experts, boost efforts to eliminate contamination from ubiquitous 'forever’ chemicals, a key component of widely used firefighting foam runoff—as federal rules, technologies and costs catch up.

Speculated water utilities deal is official, following federal trial halt June 5 of a $100-million claim by Stuart, Fla., which seeks to recover from chemicals firm mitigation costs to reduce contamination in its drinking water supply.

The city's federally named water manager said funding would address major water system leaks and boost pumping capacity.

Plan calls for construction of a desalination plant on the Sea of Cortez in Mexico and a 200-mile pipeline to transport water to a reservoir west of Phoenix.

But it will be weeks until funds are actually released to states.

Highways, bridges, major transportation projects would receive the largest share, $110 billion.

In a lead-in to infrastructure proposal's March 31 rollout, Biden cites needs in highways, water, schools and more.