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On July 27,  Â鶹ÊÓƵsent letters to 27 federal agencies asking them to identify barriers to getting stimulus funds to contracts.  In a letter sent to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, Â鶹ÊÓƵCEO Steve Sandherr outlined AGC's concerns with the slow progress of funds flowing to actual projects through EPA Recovery dollars for Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund programs.  To date EPA has announced awards of $5.91 billion dollars to states and as of June 30,  EPA reported that nineteen states have put 195 projects out to bid totaling $512 million.  However, by their own admission, only $20-30 million or approximately 0.5% has actually been committed to SRF-funded projects in the form of contracts.   Â鶹ÊÓƵhas requested that EPA identify barriers to getting funding obligated to contracts for water infrastructure projects and asked that the EPA increase assistance to state and municipal water authorities in order to expedite contracts. For more information, contact Perry Fowler at (703) 837-5321 or fowlerp@agc.org