Not listed DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS ASSISTANCE AWARD IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO STATE DRINKING WATER PROGRAMS IN MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED WILL FOCUS ON PROMOTING DATA MANAGEMENT, AND RELIABILITY; SUPPORTING PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS SUPERVISION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION; SUPPORTING STATE INVOLVEMENT IN REGULATORY DEVELOPMENT; STRENGTHENING DRINKING WATER SECURITY INITIATIVES; AND PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER THROUGH FACILITATING STATE PARTICIPATION IN WORK GROUPS AND CONFERENCES.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES, AND INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): A) PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES: BENEFICIARY STATES ANTICIPATED OUTPUTS: PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES SUPPORTING EPA'S SDWIS MODERNIZATION PROJECT. ASDWA WILL RECRUIT, AS NEEDED, STATE MEMBERS FOR ALL THE SDWIS MODERNIZATION GOVERNANCE AND TECHNICAL WORKGROUPS. SUPPORT AND PROMOTE WAVR DATA GATHERING AND ASSESSMENT EFFORTS SUCH AS THE USGS NATIONAL WATER CENSUS, OPEN WATER DATA INITIATIVE, AND OTHER DATA PORTALS PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION FOR STATES AND COMMUNITIES TO HELP ENSURE BOTH THE NECESSARY QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF DRINKING WATER. COORDINATE STATE PARTICIPATION AND PROVIDE INPUT, ON BEHALF OF STATES ON RULE IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS AND OTHER MATERIAL SUPPORTING STATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RULES. ASDWA AND A LIMITED NUMBER OF STATES WILL REVIEW DRAFTS OF ANY GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DOCUMENTS. PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES TO SUPPORT THEIR PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS DRINKING WATER SECURITY PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO LABORATORY RESPONSE NETWORKS AND CYBERSECURITY INITIATIVES. IN ADDITION, MAINTAIN THE SECURITY PORTION OF ASDWA'S WEBSITE. SUPPORT STATE INVOLVEMENT IN A VARIETY OF HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE COMMUNITY BASED WATER RESILIENCY INITIATIVE, CREATING RESILIENT WATER UTILITIES EFFORT, VARIOUS MITIGATION GUIDES SUCH AS FOR FLOODS, DROUGHT, AND HAZARD MITIGATION, THAT ARE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST AND BENEFIT TO STATES. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES: AS A RESULT OF PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO STATES, COMPLIANCE REPORTING DATA WILL BE OF HIGHER QUALITY AND TIMELIER FOR MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRINKING WATER AS WELL AS SUPPORT OVERSIGHT OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS. THIS GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT WILL ALSO ENABLE STATES TO PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION ABOUT WHETHER WATER UTILITIES ARE PROVIDING SAFE WATER THAT MEETS ALL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AND HELP STATES TARGET THOSE FACILITIES THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, BY COORDINATING STATE PARTICIPATION AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDANCE AND TRAINING MATERIALS ON RULE IMPLEMENTATION, STATES WILL BE BETTER PREPARED TO IMPLEMENT NEW HEALTH-BASED REGULATIONS AS THEY ARE PROMULGATED. FINALLY, DRINKING WATER UTILITIES WILL BE BETTER PROTECTED FROM TERRORIST THREATS AND NATURAL DISASTERS AS WELL AS BETTER PREPARED TO RECOVER, IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, WHICH WILL HELP ENSURE THAT HIGH QUALITY, SAFE WATER CONTINUES TO BE PROVIDED TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. B) COORDINATING KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER BETWEEN STATE DRINKING WATER AGENCIES: BENEFICIARY STATE DRINKING WATER AGENCIES ANTICIPATED OUTPUTS: WORKING WITH EPA LEADERSHIP, ASDWA WILL PLAN THE DETAILS OF THE DMUC, MANAGE MEETING REGISTRATION AND OTHER LOGISTICS, AND CONDUCT THE MEETING. ASDWA WILL SOLICIT INPUT ON DMUC CONTENT FROM THE ENTIRE DATA MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY; ENCOURAGING STATE PARTICIPATION TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE SHARING. ENSURE STATE PARTICIPATION IN PREPARATION, AND COORDINATE WITH EPA AND SUPPORT STATES THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT, DATA COLLECTION, AND ANALYSIS OF THE 2020 DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS SURVEY BY PARTICIPATING IN STATE-EPA DISCUSSION AND PROVIDING INPUT THRO $798.0k 12/1/25 Not listed DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS ASSISTANCE AWARD IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO STATE DRINKING WATER PROGRAMS IN MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED WILL FOCUS ON PROMOTING DATA MANAGEMENT, AND RELIABILITY; SUPPORTING PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS SUPERVISION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION; SUPPORTING STATE INVOLVEMENT IN REGULATORY DEVELOPMENT; STRENGTHENING DRINKING WATER SECURITY INITIATIVES; AND PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER THROUGH FACILITATING STATE PARTICIPATION IN WORK GROUPS AND CONFERENCES.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES, AND INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): A) PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES: BENEFICIARY STATES ANTICIPATED OUTPUTS: PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES SUPPORTING EPA'S SDWIS MODERNIZATION PROJECT. ASDWA WILL RECRUIT, AS NEEDED, STATE MEMBERS FOR ALL THE SDWIS MODERNIZATION GOVERNANCE AND TECHNICAL WORKGROUPS. SUPPORT AND PROMOTE WAVR DATA GATHERING AND ASSESSMENT EFFORTS SUCH AS THE USGS NATIONAL WATER CENSUS, OPEN WATER DATA INITIATIVE, AND OTHER DATA PORTALS PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION FOR STATES AND COMMUNITIES TO HELP ENSURE BOTH THE NECESSARY QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF DRINKING WATER. COORDINATE STATE PARTICIPATION AND PROVIDE INPUT, ON BEHALF OF STATES ON RULE IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS AND OTHER MATERIAL SUPPORTING STATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RULES. ASDWA AND A LIMITED NUMBER OF STATES WILL REVIEW DRAFTS OF ANY GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DOCUMENTS. PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES TO SUPPORT THEIR PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS DRINKING WATER SECURITY PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO LABORATORY RESPONSE NETWORKS AND CYBERSECURITY INITIATIVES. IN ADDITION, MAINTAIN THE SECURITY PORTION OF ASDWA'S WEBSITE. SUPPORT STATE INVOLVEMENT IN A VARIETY OF HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE COMMUNITY BASED WATER RESILIENCY INITIATIVE, CREATING RESILIENT WATER UTILITIES EFFORT, VARIOUS MITIGATION GUIDES SUCH AS FOR FLOODS, DROUGHT, AND HAZARD MITIGATION, THAT ARE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST AND BENEFIT TO STATES. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES: AS A RESULT OF PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO STATES, COMPLIANCE REPORTING DATA WILL BE OF HIGHER QUALITY AND TIMELIER FOR MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRINKING WATER AS WELL AS SUPPORT OVERSIGHT OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS. THIS GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT WILL ALSO ENABLE STATES TO PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION ABOUT WHETHER WATER UTILITIES ARE PROVIDING SAFE WATER THAT MEETS ALL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AND HELP STATES TARGET THOSE FACILITIES THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, BY COORDINATING STATE PARTICIPATION AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDANCE AND TRAINING MATERIALS ON RULE IMPLEMENTATION, STATES WILL BE BETTER PREPARED TO IMPLEMENT NEW HEALTH-BASED REGULATIONS AS THEY ARE PROMULGATED. FINALLY, DRINKING WATER UTILITIES WILL BE BETTER PROTECTED FROM TERRORIST THREATS AND NATURAL DISASTERS AS WELL AS BETTER PREPARED TO RECOVER, IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, WHICH WILL HELP ENSURE THAT HIGH QUALITY, SAFE WATER CONTINUES TO BE PROVIDED TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. B) COORDINATING KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER BETWEEN STATE DRINKING WATER AGENCIES: BENEFICIARY STATE DRINKING WATER AGENCIES ANTICIPATED OUTPUTS: WORKING WITH EPA LEADERSHIP, ASDWA WILL PLAN THE DETAILS OF THE DMUC, MANAGE MEETING REGISTRATION AND OTHER LOGISTICS, AND CONDUCT THE MEETING. ASDWA WILL SOLICIT INPUT ON DMUC CONTENT FROM THE ENTIRE DATA MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY; ENCOURAGING STATE PARTICIPATION TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE SHARING. ENSURE STATE PARTICIPATION IN PREPARATION, AND COORDINATE WITH EPA AND SUPPORT STATES THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT, DATA COLLECTION, AND ANALYSIS OF THE 2020 DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS SURVEY BY PARTICIPATING IN STATE-EPA DISCUSSION AND PROVIDING INPUT THRO $740.0k 8/14/24 Not listed DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS ASSISTANCE AWARD IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO STATE DRINKING WATER PROGRAMS IN MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT. AMENDMENT: INCREMENTAL ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED WILL FOCUS ON PROMOTING DATA MANAGEMENT, AND RELIABILITY; SUPPORTING PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS SUPERVISION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION; SUPPORTING STATE INVOLVEMENT IN REGULATORY DEVELOPMENT; STRENGTHENING DRINKING WATER SECURITY INITIATIVES; AND PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER THROUGH FACILITATING STATE PARTICIPATION IN WORK GROUPS AND CONFERENCES.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES, AND INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): A) PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES: BENEFICIARY STATES ANTICIPATED OUTPUTS: PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES SUPPORTING EPA'S SDWIS MODERNIZATION PROJECT. ASDWA WILL RECRUIT, AS NEEDED, STATE MEMBERS FOR ALL THE SDWIS MODERNIZATION GOVERNANCE AND TECHNICAL WORKGROUPS. SUPPORT AND PROMOTE WAVR DATA GATHERING AND ASSESSMENT EFFORTS SUCH AS THE USGS NATIONAL WATER CENSUS, OPEN WATER DATA INITIATIVE, AND OTHER DATA PORTALS PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION FOR STATES AND COMMUNITIES TO HELP ENSURE BOTH THE NECESSARY QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF DRINKING WATER. COORDINATE STATE PARTICIPATION AND PROVIDE INPUT, ON BEHALF OF STATES ON RULE IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS AND OTHER MATERIAL SUPPORTING STATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RULES. ASDWA AND A LIMITED NUMBER OF STATES WILL REVIEW DRAFTS OF ANY GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DOCUMENTS. PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES TO SUPPORT THEIR PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS DRINKING WATER SECURITY PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO LABORATORY RESPONSE NETWORKS AND CYBERSECURITY INITIATIVES. IN ADDITION, MAINTAIN THE SECURITY PORTION OF ASDWA'S WEBSITE. SUPPORT STATE INVOLVEMENT IN A VARIETY OF HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE COMMUNITY BASED WATER RESILIENCY INITIATIVE, CREATING RESILIENT WATER UTILITIES EFFORT, VARIOUS MITIGATION GUIDES SUCH AS FOR FLOODS, DROUGHT, AND HAZARD MITIGATION, THAT ARE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST AND BENEFIT TO STATES. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES: AS A RESULT OF PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO STATES, COMPLIANCE REPORTING DATA WILL BE OF HIGHER QUALITY AND TIMELIER FOR MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRINKING WATER AS WELL AS SUPPORT OVERSIGHT OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS. THIS GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT WILL ALSO ENABLE STATES TO PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION ABOUT WHETHER WATER UTILITIES ARE PROVIDING SAFE WATER THAT MEETS ALL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AND HELP STATES TARGET THOSE FACILITIES THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, BY COORDINATING STATE PARTICIPATION AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDANCE AND TRAINING MATERIALS ON RULE IMPLEMENTATION, STATES WILL BE BETTER PREPARED TO IMPLEMENT NEW HEALTH-BASED REGULATIONS AS THEY ARE PROMULGATED. FINALLY, DRINKING WATER UTILITIES WILL BE BETTER PROTECTED FROM TERRORIST THREATS AND NATURAL DISASTERS AS WELL AS BETTER PREPARED TO RECOVER, IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, WHICH WILL HELP ENSURE THAT HIGH QUALITY, SAFE WATER CONTINUES TO BE PROVIDED TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. B) COORDINATING KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER BETWEEN STATE DRINKING WATER AGENCIES: BENEFICIARY STATE DRINKING WATER AGENCIES ANTICIPATED OUTPUTS: WORKING WITH EPA LEADERSHIP, ASDWA WILL PLAN THE DETAILS OF THE DMUC, MANAGE MEETING REGISTRATION AND OTHER LOGISTICS, AND CONDUCT THE MEETING. ASDWA WILL SOLICIT INPUT ON DMUC CONTENT FROM THE ENTIRE DATA MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY; ENCOURAGING STATE PARTICIPATION TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE SHARING. ENSURE STATE PARTICIPATION IN PREPARATION, AND COORDINATE WITH EPA AND SUPPORT STATES THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT, DATA COLLECTION, AND ANALYSIS OF THE 2020 DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS SURVEY BY PARTICIPATING IN STATE-EPA DISCUSSIO $695.0k 9/14/23 Not listed DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS ASSISTANCE AWARD IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO STATE DRINKING WATER PROGRAMS IN MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT. AMENDMENT: INCREMENTAL ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED WILL FOCUS ON PROMOTING DATA MANAGEMENT, AND RELIABILITY; SUPPORTING PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS SUPERVISION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION; SUPPORTING STATE INVOLVEMENT IN REGULATORY DEVELOPMENT; STRENGTHENING DRINKING WATER SECURITY INITIATIVES; AND PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER THROUGH FACILITATING STATE PARTICIPATION IN WORK GROUPS AND CONFERENCES.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES, AND INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): A) PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES: BENEFICIARY STATES ANTICIPATED OUTPUTS: PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES SUPPORTING EPA'S SDWIS MODERNIZATION PROJECT. ASDWA WILL RECRUIT, AS NEEDED, STATE MEMBERS FOR ALL THE SDWIS MODERNIZATION GOVERNANCE AND TECHNICAL WORKGROUPS. SUPPORT AND PROMOTE WAVR DATA GATHERING AND ASSESSMENT EFFORTS SUCH AS THE USGS NATIONAL WATER CENSUS, OPEN WATER DATA INITIATIVE, AND OTHER DATA PORTALS PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION FOR STATES AND COMMUNITIES TO HELP ENSURE BOTH THE NECESSARY QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF DRINKING WATER. COORDINATE STATE PARTICIPATION AND PROVIDE INPUT, ON BEHALF OF STATES ON RULE IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS AND OTHER MATERIAL SUPPORTING STATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RULES. ASDWA AND A LIMITED NUMBER OF STATES WILL REVIEW DRAFTS OF ANY GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DOCUMENTS. PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES TO SUPPORT THEIR PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS DRINKING WATER SECURITY PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO LABORATORY RESPONSE NETWORKS AND CYBERSECURITY INITIATIVES. IN ADDITION, MAINTAIN THE SECURITY PORTION OF ASDWA'S WEBSITE. SUPPORT STATE INVOLVEMENT IN A VARIETY OF HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE COMMUNITY BASED WATER RESILIENCY INITIATIVE, CREATING RESILIENT WATER UTILITIES EFFORT, VARIOUS MITIGATION GUIDES SUCH AS FOR FLOODS, DROUGHT, AND HAZARD MITIGATION, THAT ARE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST AND BENEFIT TO STATES. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES: AS A RESULT OF PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO STATES, COMPLIANCE REPORTING DATA WILL BE OF HIGHER QUALITY AND TIMELIER FOR MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRINKING WATER AS WELL AS SUPPORT OVERSIGHT OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS. THIS GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT WILL ALSO ENABLE STATES TO PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION ABOUT WHETHER WATER UTILITIES ARE PROVIDING SAFE WATER THAT MEETS ALL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AND HELP STATES TARGET THOSE FACILITIES THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, BY COORDINATING STATE PARTICIPATION AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDANCE AND TRAINING MATERIALS ON RULE IMPLEMENTATION, STATES WILL BE BETTER PREPARED TO IMPLEMENT NEW HEALTH-BASED REGULATIONS AS THEY ARE PROMULGATED. FINALLY, DRINKING WATER UTILITIES WILL BE BETTER PROTECTED FROM TERRORIST THREATS AND NATURAL DISASTERS AS WELL AS BETTER PREPARED TO RECOVER, IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, WHICH WILL HELP ENSURE THAT HIGH QUALITY, SAFE WATER CONTINUES TO BE PROVIDED TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. B) COORDINATING KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER BETWEEN STATE DRINKING WATER AGENCIES: BENEFICIARY STATE DRINKING WATER AGENCIES ANTICIPATED OUTPUTS: WORKING WITH EPA LEADERSHIP, ASDWA WILL PLAN THE DETAILS OF THE DMUC, MANAGE MEETING REGISTRATION AND OTHER LOGISTICS, AND CONDUCT THE MEETING. ASDWA WILL SOLICIT INPUT ON DMUC CONTENT FROM THE ENTIRE DATA MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY; ENCOURAGING STATE PARTICIPATION TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE SHARING. ENSURE STATE PARTICIPATION IN PREPARATION, AND COORDINATE WITH EPA AND SUPPORT STATES THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT, DATA COLLECTION, AND ANALYSIS OF THE 2020 DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS SURVEY BY PARTICIPATING IN STATE-EPA DISCUSSIO $25.0k 1/27/23 Not listed DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS ASSISTANCE AWARD IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO STATE DRINKING WATER PROGRAMS IN MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED WILL FOCUS ON PROMOTING DATA MANAGEMENT, AND RELIABILITY; SUPPORTING PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS SUPERVISION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION; SUPPORTING STATE INVOLVEMENT IN REGULATORY DEVELOPMENT; STRENGTHENING DRINKING WATER SECURITY INITIATIVES; AND PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER THROUGH FACILITATING STATE PARTICIPATION IN WORK GROUPS AND CONFERENCES.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES, AND INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): A) PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES: BENEFICIARY STATES ANTICIPATED OUTPUTS: PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES SUPPORTING EPA'S SDWIS MODERNIZATION PROJECT. ASDWA WILL RECRUIT, AS NEEDED, STATE MEMBERS FOR ALL THE SDWIS MODERNIZATION GOVERNANCE AND TECHNICAL WORKGROUPS. SUPPORT AND PROMOTE WAVR DATA GATHERING AND ASSESSMENT EFFORTS SUCH AS THE USGS NATIONAL WATER CENSUS, OPEN WATER DATA INITIATIVE, AND OTHER DATA PORTALS PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION FOR STATES AND COMMUNITIES TO HELP ENSURE BOTH THE NECESSARY QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF DRINKING WATER. COORDINATE STATE PARTICIPATION AND PROVIDE INPUT, ON BEHALF OF STATES ON RULE IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS AND OTHER MATERIAL SUPPORTING STATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RULES. ASDWA AND A LIMITED NUMBER OF STATES WILL REVIEW DRAFTS OF ANY GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DOCUMENTS. PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES TO SUPPORT THEIR PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS DRINKING WATER SECURITY PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO LABORATORY RESPONSE NETWORKS AND CYBERSECURITY INITIATIVES. IN ADDITION, MAINTAIN THE SECURITY PORTION OF ASDWA'S WEBSITE. SUPPORT STATE INVOLVEMENT IN A VARIETY OF HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE COMMUNITY BASED WATER RESILIENCY INITIATIVE, CREATING RESILIENT WATER UTILITIES EFFORT, VARIOUS MITIGATION GUIDES SUCH AS FOR FLOODS, DROUGHT, AND HAZARD MITIGATION, THAT ARE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST AND BENEFIT TO STATES. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES: AS A RESULT OF PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO STATES, COMPLIANCE REPORTING DATA WILL BE OF HIGHER QUALITY AND TIMELIER FOR MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRINKING WATER AS WELL AS SUPPORT OVERSIGHT OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS. THIS GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT WILL ALSO ENABLE STATES TO PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION ABOUT WHETHER WATER UTILITIES ARE PROVIDING SAFE WATER THAT MEETS ALL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AND HELP STATES TARGET THOSE FACILITIES THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, BY COORDINATING STATE PARTICIPATION AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDANCE AND TRAINING MATERIALS ON RULE IMPLEMENTATION, STATES WILL BE BETTER PREPARED TO IMPLEMENT NEW HEALTH-BASED REGULATIONS AS THEY ARE PROMULGATED. FINALLY, DRINKING WATER UTILITIES WILL BE BETTER PROTECTED FROM TERRORIST THREATS AND NATURAL DISASTERS AS WELL AS BETTER PREPARED TO RECOVER, IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, WHICH WILL HELP ENSURE THAT HIGH QUALITY, SAFE WATER CONTINUES TO BE PROVIDED TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. B) COORDINATING KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER BETWEEN STATE DRINKING WATER AGENCIES: BENEFICIARY STATE DRINKING WATER AGENCIES ANTICIPATED OUTPUTS: WORKING WITH EPA LEADERSHIP, ASDWA WILL PLAN THE DETAILS OF THE DMUC, MANAGE MEETING REGISTRATION AND OTHER LOGISTICS, AND CONDUCT THE MEETING. ASDWA WILL SOLICIT INPUT ON DMUC CONTENT FROM THE ENTIRE DATA MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY; ENCOURAGING STATE PARTICIPATION TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE SHARING. ENSURE STATE PARTICIPATION IN PREPARATION, AND COORDINATE WITH EPA AND SUPPORT STATES THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT, DATA COLLECTION, AND ANALYSIS OF THE 2020 DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS SURVEY BY PARTICIPATING IN STATE-EPA DISCUSSION AND PROVIDING INPUT TH $695.0k 8/23/22