Funding & Benefits
FUNDING TO DATE
The City needs a total of $500M in state grant funds to be set aside before 2029 to fund the Final Plan projects.
For Fiscal Years 2025 and 2026, the Virginia General Assembly appropriated a total of $100 million in state grant funds to the City of Richmond in support of the design and construction of the Final Plan Projects.
The City of Richmond will make additional funding requests at future General Assembly sessions in the effort to complete the Final Plan Projects by 2035.
Additional funding is needed from our partners
across the Commonwealth of Virginia
An investment in the CSO Program will provide benefits to all Virginians
Investing in the CSO Program benefits all Virginians by upgrading water infrastructure, improving environmental sustainability and public health. We need program funding from all of our partners along the James River.
Richmond is an environmental justice community with approximately 19% of residents living below the poverty level.
Significant grant funding is necessary to alleviate the burden on low-income ratepayers.
reduction in untreated
overflow volume
reduction in CSS overflow
bacteria pollutants to the James River
of Virginia’s lands are within
the James River watershed
2nd
Richmond’s pollutant load
reduced from the 2nd largest
to the 2nd smallest
a healthy vibrant river
secures a vibrant economy
along its shores
a healthier and safer
environment for aquatic
life and recreation