Congressional earmarks in CO
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 38 provisions worth $42.05M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- John W. Hickenlooper Sen. CO · $35.68M · 32
- Michael F. Bennet Sen. CO · $32.35M · 28
- Brittany Pettersen Rep. CO · $3.84M · 4
- Lauren Boebert Rep. CO · $3.80M · 2
- Jason Crow Rep. CO · $3.70M · 2
- Joe Neguse Rep. CO · $3.57M · 3
- Yadira Caraveo Rep. CO · $3.56M · 4
- Ed Perlmutter Rep. CO · $2.33M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Environmental Protection Agency $42.05M · 38
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | City of Aurora for a Waterline Replacement Program · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Jason Crow CO | $2.80M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Town of Rico for Central Sewer System Project · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Northglenn for Water Treatment Plant Improvements · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Ed Perlmutter CO | $2.33M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Town of Silt for Water Plant Renovations · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Lauren Boebert CO | $2.05M |
| 2023 | Town of Minturn for a Water Treatment Plant · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Representative Joseph Neguse CO | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Aurora for Water System Improvements · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $2.00M |
| 2024 | City of Lamar for Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.80M |
| 2022 | Town of Dove Creek for Dove Creek No. 2 Reservoir and related infrastructure · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $1.76M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Gunnison for Water Treatment Plant Project · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Lauren Boebert CO | $1.75M |
| 2023 | Town of Cheraw for a Regional Consolidation Project · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.63M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Superior for a Water Treatment Plant Project · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.28M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Naturita for Wastewater Treatment Plant Lagoon Upgrade and Collection System · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.25M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of De Beque for Wastewater Treatment Plant, Collection System, and Related Infrastructure · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.25M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Trinidad for a Drinking Water Infrastructure Project · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.15M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Craig for a Drinking Water and/or Clean Water Project for Water and Wastewater Emergency Generators · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.08M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Town of Minturn for Water Treatment plant · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Three Lakes Water and Sanitation District for Septic System Upgrades · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Teller County Water & Sanitation District 1 for Radium Mitigation · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Brittany Pettersen CO | $959.8K |
| 2024 | Town of Gypsum for Wastewater Infrastructure Project · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Joseph Neguse CO | $959.8K |
| 2024 | South Adams County Water and Sanitation District for PFAS Drinking Water Treatment Plant Project · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Yadira Caraveo CO | $959.8K |
| 2024 | City of Westminster for New Water Treatment Facility · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Brittany Pettersen CO | $959.8K |
| 2024 | City of Brighton for Core City Water Line Replacement Project · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Yadira Caraveo CO | $959.8K |
| 2024 | City of Westminster for a Waterline Replacement and Related Infrastructure Project · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Yadira Caraveo CO | $959.8K |
| 2024 | Lookout Mountain Water District for Tar Lined Pipe Replacement Phase 1 · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Brittany Pettersen CO | $959.8K |
| 2024 | Idledale Water and Sanitation District for Water Infrastructure Upgrades · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Brittany Pettersen CO | $959.8K |
| 2024 | City of Aurora for Pressure Regulating Valve Relocation · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Jason Crow CO | $900.0K |
| 2024 | Town of Dolores for Water Distribution System Replacement Phase 2 · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $750.0K |
| 2024 | City of Evans for Waterline Replacement Project · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Yadira Caraveo CO | $677.0K |
| 2023 | Town of Wellington for a Water Infrastructure Project · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Joseph Neguse CO | $608.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of La Jara for Wastewater Sewer Lagoon Rehab Project · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $600.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Town of La Veta for Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) Decommissioning Project · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $600.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Huerfano County for Wastewater System Improvements · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $500.0K |
| 2023 | Beulah Water Works District for Raw Water Storage · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $380.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Delta for North Delta Water Line Replacement · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $380.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Town of Kremmling for Water Tank Repair · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $96.0K |
| 2022 | Town of Hotchkiss for improvements to the sanitation plant, including a new submersible pump, aerators, generator and related infrastructure · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $91.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Town of Walden for Water System Old Valve Replacement · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $90.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Deer Creek Water District for Water Meter Upgrades · CO | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $80.0K |
Enacted earmarks from GAO's Tracking the Funds data (FY2022-FY2024). FY2025 had none (a full-year continuing resolution); FY2026's are enacted but not yet in GAO's data. Amounts are what the law provided, not what was spent. Source: GAO, Tracking the Funds. Requesters are matched to today's members of Congress by name and state; former members show as GAO wrote them.