Vindman Secures $800,000 for Water Treatment Process Upgrades in the Town of Orange

Washington, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives today voted to pass more than $800,000 to update the process for water treatment in the Town of Orange, which Congressman Eugene Vindman secured as part of a U.S. House-passed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 appropriations bill.

"The Town of Orange has a clear and urgent need to modernize its water treatment system to ensure reliable, high-quality drinking water for residents," said Vindman. "Building a liquid feed facility will bring the town's water treatment process up to current standards, reduce supply disruptions, and guarantee that the town's infrastructure is on par with neighboring localities. I appreciate the town's leadership for prioritizing this investment in addressing critical, century-old infrastructure, and I'm proud to support this next step to strengthen water quality and reliability for the community."

Vindman secured this $800,000 investment as part of a House-passed fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriations package. The funding will address the Town of Orange's need to modernize its water treatment process by constructing a liquid feed building, the current industry standard for maintaining water quality. This upgrade will reduce reliance on increasingly scarce dry chemicals, improve treatment reliability, and bring the town's system in line with neighboring localities, following recent investments to replace century-old infrastructure.

Vindman worked directly with local officials and community leaders across Virginia to solicit these requests, move these projects forward, and make sure they were included in this federal funding legislation. The FY2026 appropriations package now goes to the U.S. Senate for further consideration.

BACKGROUND

For FY2026 the U.S. House of Representatives reopened the Community Project Funding process, allowing Members of Congress to request targeted federal investments for local projects. Congressman Vindman worked closely with community leaders across Virginia's Seventh District to identify and submit requests that reflect the needs of the region.

Community Project Funding is designed to strengthen the federal appropriations process by centering local input and collaboration. Through this process, Members of Congress partner directly with the communities they represent to advance projects that are planned, supported, and led at the local level.

To qualify, projects must be submitted by a locality and meet the eligibility requirements of existing federal grant programs. Submissions must demonstrate strong community support, ensuring that funded projects are responsive to local needs and have backing from the communities they serve.

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