Grant 03D08224

Description

Description:this Action Approves an Award in the Amount of $29,322,000 to Provide Funding Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Iija) to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to Implement Resources and Priorities to Help Address Perfluoroalkyl- 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. North Carolina Will Implement Projects Such as Evaluation and Assessment, Project Planning and Design, Pilot Testing for Treatment Alternatives, Project Pre-Development and Construction Activities 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:subaward Are in the Form of Loansoutcomes: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, to Fund Projects Where 75 to 100 Percent of the Proposed Project Is to Address Pfas Contamination and Evaluation of Alternatives. The Expected Outcomes Include the Removal of Any Pfas Compounds Found in Drinking Water and Lowering the Compound's to Less Than 10 Ppt. Bringing the States Drinking Water to the Point Where IT Meets EPA Standards by Addressing Known Contaminants Such as Prbs, Pfna, and Genx and Pfhxs. Direct Beneficiaries of This Program Include All State Residents and Occupants, Both Permanent and Temporary.