The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected ten drinking water infrastructure projects to receive $11.75 million in federal grants. The projects will address cybersecurity risks, extreme weather, wildfires, flooding, and other operational hazards.
The funding comes through the Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Grant Program. Eligible systems serve populations of at least 10,000 people. EPA will issue the grants after recipients complete legal and administrative requirements.
The largest awards include $2.38 million each for Bloomington, Indiana, and San Diego, California. Bloomington will upgrade facilities, backup generators, and its Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. San Diego will replace programmable logic controllers to address cybersecurity and natural hazard vulnerabilities.
Other awards include $1.15 million for storage tank and transmission main upgrades in Hemet, California. Bay City, Texas, will receive $1.11 million to construct a new well facility. Orange City, Florida, will receive $1.07 million for stormwater infrastructure and generator upgrades.
The grants form part of broader federal efforts to strengthen drinking water infrastructure against physical and cybersecurity risks. In 2025, EPA identified cybersecurity vulnerabilities at 277 water systems and worked with operators to address them.