The Affordable Clean Water Infrastructure Act modifies federal water pollution control funding to help rural, small, and tribal communities afford wastewater and stormwater services. The bill amends how states distribute money from the Federal Water Pollution Control Act revolving loan fund by requiring states to dedicate between 20-50 percent of their annual federal capitalization grants toward subsidies (below-market-rate loans or grants) for eligible water treatment systems, with an additional 10 percent available specifically for rural, small, and tribal facilities. This increases affordability assistance by allowing states to use federal money to reduce costs for ratepayers rather than requiring full-price loans. The legislation takes effect upon passage and applies to all future federal water infrastructure funding distributions to states without specifying a sunset date or total dollar amount.
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