This agreement provides funding to the town of east fishkill to implement its project to mitigate emerging contaminants in drinking water sources as directed in the 2024 consolidated appropriations…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 awarded a $2.5 million Cooperative Agreement to the Town of East Fishkill under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) on June 1, 2025, to implement a drinking water infrastructure construction and water quality protection project. The award, which must be completed by December 1, 2027, funds the mitigation of emerging contaminants in the town's drinking water sources through treatment of contaminated water sources and the addition of new water supply sources. No subawards have been designated under this assistance agreement.

The project deliverables include development of new water sources and interconnections between multiple water districts as part of East Fishkill's "any to any" strategy, enabling any residential or commercial customer to receive water supply from any operational well through newly created district interconnections. The primary beneficiaries are residents of the Pinewood Knolls Water District and occupants of the adjacent Clove Branch Apartment Complex. Upon completion, the project will provide safe, healthy, and accessible drinking water from new and existing sources to support residential and commercial water uses across the service area.

This agreement provides funding to the town of east fishkill to implement its project to mitigate emerging contaminants in drinking water sources as directed in the 2024 consolidated appropriations act or as identified in an approved technical correction if one has been approved for this project. Activities:the activities to be performed include the execution and implementation of a drinking water infrastructure construction and water quality protection project. Workplan activities consist of the treatment of contaminated water sources, addition of new water source(s), and to continue east fishkill's 'any to any' strategy where any home can be supplied by any well by making new interconnections between districts. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include the development of new sources of water and to connect those sources to multiple water districts and interconnect the districts. The expected outcomes is to provide safe, healthy and accessible drinking water from new and existing sources that the public can use for a variety of purposes. The intended beneficiaries include residents of the pinewood knolls water district and at the abutting clove branch apartment complex.