Grant 00E03534

Description

Description:this Agreement Provides Funding Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Iija) to the Ohio EPA to Implement Resources and Priorities to Help Address Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (Pfas), Microcystin 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. Ohio EPA Will Implement Projects Such as Planning and Design to Address Emerging Contaminants, Treatment of Emerging Contaminants and Source Water Activities Related to Emerging Contaminants with the Use of This Award Funding. 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:subawards to PWS for Infrastructure Projects Addressing Emerging Contaminants Will Be Used for Planning, Design And/OR Construction Activities Related to Treatment, Source Water Protection, Wellfield Development, PWS Connections (E.g., New Source, Regionalization, Consolidation, Etc.), Water Storage and Household Connections for Underserved Communities (I.e., Connection to Public Service Line).outcomes:this Agreement Is to an Eligible State or Territory to Implement a Program to Provide Assistance to Address Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water to Small or Disadvantaged Communities. Funds Are to Carry Out Projects and Activities Needed for Public Water Systems to Comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act, Programs to Provide Household Water Quality Testing, Activities for a State to Respond to a Drinking Water Contaminants, and Activities That Benefit the Impacted Communities. The Anticipated Deliverables Include Ohio EPA Intends to Prepare an Interagency Memorandum of Understanding or Project Scope with the Ohio Department of Health for Interagency Services. The Expected Outcomes Include: Reduction in the Number of Public Water Systems Serving Small or Disadvantaged Communities with Real or Potential Public Health Threats Due to Emerging Contaminants; Reduction in the Number of Public Water Systems Serving Small or Disadvantaged Communities That Are Out of Compliance with Health-Based Drinking Water Standards and the Population Served; Reduction in the Population That Is Served by a Water System or Private Wells, Threatened by Emerging Contaminants. The Intended Beneficiaries Include Residents of PWS in the State of Ohio. Direct Beneficiaries of This Program Include All State Residents and Occupants, Both Permanent and Temporary.