WASHINGTON (CBS19 NEWS) -- Several projects that aim to address lead service lines across Virginia are getting some funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announce more than $46.25 million in federal funding on Friday.

According to a release, the funding will be managed by the Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Drinking Water and go toward the replacement of lead service lines.

This will help to protect public health by reducing the amount of lead in drinking water in communities across the Commonwealth.

"As we have seen with the situation in Jackson, Mississippi, maintaining our water infrastructure is critical for the health and safety of our communities. We are glad to see these federal funds go towards necessary infrastructure improvements that will replace lead water systems in the Commonwealth," wrote Kaine and Warner in a statement.

Charlottesville is getting some money to develop an inventory of lead service lines within its water system.

In the city, more than 25 percent of existing service lines were installed before 1986, which is when Congress banned the use of lead pipes in home construction and public water systems.

In other parts of Virginia, more than 75 percent of service lines predate 1986, such as Bland County, Chesapeake, Radford, Lynchburg, Pulaski, Portsmouth, Bristol and more.

The Environmental Protection Agency says lead service lines connecting homes to community water mains are some of the leading sources of lead in drinking and tap water.

Lead can have significant health impacts on people, especially children.

Two other local projects are also getting some funding.

In Greene County, there is work on a treatment plant and reservoir improvements.

This consists of a 125-acre pumped storages reservoir, Rapidan River raw water intake, raw water pump station no. 1, raw water piping, reservoir intake, raw water pump station no. 2, and a water treatment plant.

And in Albemarle County, the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority will be using some funding to install vessels to remove PFAS/PFOA and DBP precursors from finished water.

PFAS and PFOA are perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which are man-made chemicals now known to have negative effects on health.

DBP are byproducts produced by the drinking water disinfection process when disinfectants react with naturally-occurring materials in the water.

The Environmental Protection Agency awarded these funds.