Grant 00A01422

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Description:this Agreement Provides Funding Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to the State of Connecticut to Implement Resources and Priorities to Help Address Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (Pfas) and Emerging Contaminant Challenges; Target Resources to Communities Most in Need of Assistance to Ensure That No Community Is Left Behind with Unsafe, Inadequate Water; and Advance the Priorities of Equity and Environmental Justice. The State of Connecticut (with the Use of This Award Funding) Will Implement Projects Such as the Following: - Provide CO-Funding for Public Water Systems (PWS) Serving Small or Disadvantaged Communities Seeking Financial Assistance to Address Emerging Contaminants (ECS) Through the Ec Allocation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (Bil). Toward the End of Year One as the EPA Pfas Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCL) Are Finalized, Explore the Development of a Grant Program Focused on Assisting PWS and Private Well Owners with Pfas Contamination at or Above the EPA Established Pfas Mcls. Grants Funds Would Be Focused to Assist PWS And/OR Private Well Owners That Are in and Serve Disadvantaged Populations.; - Support Pfas Sampling for Approximately 16 Schools And/OR Daycares Located in Disadvantaged Communities. Develop Partnerships and Work Within the Implementation Items of the Pfas Task Force Action Plan from November 2019. Provide Technical Assistance Support to Local and Regional Partners.; - Contract with Technical Service Providers to Assist Disadvantaged Communities to Address ECS in Public Drinking Water and Identify Areas of Private Well Vulnerability to Ecs.; - Provide Community Outreach and Education on Pfas and Other Ecs.; - Bolster the PWS Licensed Operator Training and Education Program with a Focus on Developing the Technical Capacity of the Workforce.; - Increase Collaboration, Education, and Outreach to Partners at Local Health Departments and Districts.; - Set Aside Funding to Hire Two Staff to Develop Expertise in Unregulated Waterborne Pathogens with a Focus on Cyanotoxins and Legionella Pneumophila and Implement Recommendations from the Legionella Working Group Report Produced in Accordance with CT Public Act 22-58.; - Develop a Formal Partnership with Yale University School of Public Health to Provide Research on ECS, Fund Internships and Develop Best Practices to Address ECS with a Focus on Microbial Contaminants and Water Pathogens. This Draft Memorandum of Agreement (Moa) Will Be Sent to EPA Once Finalized.; - Provide Training for Staff to Build Emerging Contaminant Subject Matter Expertise and Risk Communication Skills.; and - Working with the Connecticut Department of Health's (CT DPH) Public Water System Supervision (Pwss) Program and with the Assistance of a Technical Service Provider, Conduct a Capacity Evaluation of Small Community Pwss to Create a List of Small or Disadvantaged Community PWS and Prioritize Activities in Grant Rounds Three Through Five, Which May Include, But Are Not Limited to CT DPH or Contractor Assistance for the Initial Monitoring Within the Draft National Public Drinking Water Regulation for Pfas, Education, Outreach and Training for Their Certified Operators and Direct Technical Support and Assistance. Activities:the Activities Include Projects and Activities to Address Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities, Including But Not Limited to Research and Testing; Planning and Design to Address Emerging Contaminates; Treatment of Emerging Contaminants; Source Water Activities Related to Emerging Contaminants; Storage; Water System Restructuring; Providing Households Access to Drinking Water Services; Technical Assistance; Outreach and Education; and Workforce or Training Support to Public Water Systems in Addressing Emerging Contaminants. Subrecipient:no Subawards Are Included in This Assistance Agreement.outcomes:this Agreement Is to an Eligible

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