Tester Secures Nearly $5 Million for Montana Clean Water Funding will go toward drinking water projects, treatment, storage

(Big Sandy, Mont.) – U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced he recently secured $4,938,000 in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant funding for the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to improve access to clean drinking water across the state.

The funding secured by Tester comes from the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Government Funding Bill. Tester was the only member of Montana’s congressional delegation to support the funding.

“As a third generation Montana farmer, I know firsthand just how important clean water is to the growth and development of Montana’s rural communities a...