Grant 02F96501

Description

Description:this Agreement Provides Funding Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Iija) to the State of Texas to Implement Resources and Priorities to Help Address Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (Pfas) and Emerging Contaminant Challenges and Target Resources to Communities Most in Need of Assistance to Ensure That No Community Is Left Behind with Unsafe, Inadequate Water. Texas Will Implement Projects Such as 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, Consolidation, or Creation, Providing Households Access to Drinking Water Services; and Technical Assistance with the Use of This Award Funding. Activities:the Activities Include Projects and Activities to Address Emerging Contaminants (Ecs) 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 (Pws) in Addressing Emerging Contaminants. Subrecipient:future Workplans for This Grant Will Include Funding for Activities for Planning, Design, and Construction Projects Issued to Small or Disadvantaged Municipalities to Address Emerging Contaminants Which Are Considered Subawards.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 Outreach to Systems Identified in Existing Small or Disadvantaged Communities (Sdc) List to Confirm Interest and Project Descriptions for Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (Ec-Sdc) Program; Outreach Directed to Systems Identified by the Mapping Project as Potentially Meeting the Eligibility Criteria for Ec-Sdc; Direct Outreach to Systems Identified as Serving 10,000 or Less; Solicitation of New Projects for the Ec-SDC Program; Invitations to Systems to Submit Full Financial Applications; Commitment and Closing on Funds for Projects; Projects Beginning Planning, Acquisition, Design And/OR Construction of Ec-SDC Projects. The Expected Outcomes Include Increased Identification of Public Water Systems Serving Small or Disadvantaged Communities That Have Emerging Contaminants and Need Additional Technical, Managerial, and Financial Capacity; Increased Accessibility to Texas Water Development Board Funding Options to Assist Small or Disadvantaged Communities; Reduction in the Population That Is Served by a Water System Threatened by Emerging Contaminants and That Benefit from the Federal Investments in Drinking Water Infrastructure Improvements to Respective Communities. The Intended Beneficiaries Include Residents in Public Water Systems Identified as Small or Disadvantaged in the State of Texas. Direct Beneficiaries of This Program Include All State Residents and Occupants, Both Permanent and Temporary.