The cooperative agreement provides funding to west virginia department of environmental protection (wvdep) to develop 15 PFAS action plans to address the statewide public health concern with an…
Active Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- 95336401
- Recipient
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West Virginia Department Of Environmental Protection UEI ZTCPELFB6M84
- Awarding agency
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EPA Region 3
Regional Offices, Environmental Protection Agency
- Obligated
- $1,000,000
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 66.312 Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program
- Completion date 90% complete
- Place of performance
- West Virginia, USA
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Description
- Description
- The cooperative agreement provides funding to west virginia department of environmental protection (wvdep) to develop 15 PFAS action plans to address the statewide public health concern with an emphasis in benwood, berkeley springs, charles town, chester, follansbee, glen dale, harpers ferry, kearneysville, martinsburg, summit point, and weirton located in berkeley, brooke, hancock, jefferson, marshall, and morgan counties. The project will serve rural areas, with many communities located in coal and energy communities (including the priority energy communities of wheeling and northern WV). Wvdep will work with west virginia rivers coalition, the lead community-based nonprofit organization, other community groups, local businesses, water utilities, county health departments, and other stakeholders to design and implement a community engagement process for areas with PFAS contamination, with a focus on WV's eastern and northern panhandles. Project partners will be involved in a committee to design, develop, and implement a community engagement process through ambassadorship and public meetings. The knowledge gained through this process will then inform further data collection of PFAS contamination to then shape the PFAS action plans for 15 public water systems, to address each source of PFAS contamination in the communities of focus. Activities:the activities include: designing a community engagement process using research methods, and convening and coordinating a design committee; implementing community engagement process by informing project partners, deploying community ambassadors, and holding community meetings; identifying and confirming sources of PFAS contamination by preparing a quality assurance project plan (qapp), procuring a contractor, and collecting and analyzing environmental media samples for PFAS; developing PFAS action plans by procuring a contractor, compiling data and recommendations from the data sampling and the community, and finalizing action plans through coordinated input from stakeholders and the community; and refining and replicating community engagement process in other communities through evaluating effectiveness of the process, and expanding to other affected communities in WV. Subrecipient:the subawardees include the lead CBO of west virginia rivers coalition (wvrc) to support a community engagement coordinator position, project oversight, operations, and communications support. Additionally, the subaward will be used for travel, project meetings, and community meetings/events to incorporate community input through local CBO outreach towards the PFAS action plan development process. The local cbos include blue ridge watershed coalition, defensores DE LA cuenca, eastern panhandle green coalition, eastern panhandle group of the WV chapter of the sierra club, elks run watershed group, fair shake community democracy, ohio valley environmental advocates, potomac riverkeeper network, potomac valley audubon society, the downstream project, jefferson county naacp, jefferson county vision, robert c byrd center for congressional history and education, and sheperdstown shares. Other activities include community leader training and coaching, communications support, culturally informed services/translation, and outreach design support.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include: creating a wvdep PFAS action plan community engagement process; piloting the community engagement process in 11 communities; holding 3 community meetings for each of the 11 impacted communities; deploying 8 local ambassadors to conduct grassroots outreach across 11 communities; engaging 60,000+ individuals across in meetings, outreach events, and communications; performing 5 confirmatory samples each of the for 15 community water systems; and producing 15 PFAS action plans for impacted community water systems. The expected short-term and long-term outcomes include the following: 11+ communities and
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment | $0 | |
| Amendment | $0 | |
| Amendment | $0 | |
| Original award | $1,000,000 |
Subawards
| Subrecipient | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia Rivers Coalition Inc. | $466,289 |
Quick answers
Who received award 95336401?
95336401 was awarded to West Virginia Department Of Environmental Protection by EPA Region 3 (Regional Offices) on February 1, 2024.
How much is award 95336401 worth?
$1,000,000 has been obligated on 95336401.
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