This agreement includes fiscal year 2024 bipartisan infrastructure law awards, which includes drinking water state revolving fund general supplemental, clean water state revolving fund general…

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Environmental Protection Consolidated Grants for the Insular Areas - Program Support (CFDA 66.600) program, will fund a variety of water and wastewater infrastructure projects for the Guam Waterworks Authority. The $28,744,000 award will support the design and construction of collection line rehabilitation and replacement, waterline replacement and rehabilitation, sewer lift station and forcemain rehabilitation/replacement, and well rehabilitation. These projects aim to add resiliency to Guam's wastewater system, protect against climate change impacts, and reduce wastewater spills to protect the environment and public health. The award also includes funding for the provision of water and sewer services for the Adacao subdivision, replacement of aging drinking water infrastructure, and construction of the Hagatna force main and pump station. The anticipated outcomes include increased system reliability, reduced non-revenue water, and improved drinking water service to Guam's residents.

This agreement includes fiscal year 2024 bipartisan infrastructure law awards, which includes drinking water state revolving fund general supplemental, clean water state revolving fund general supplemental, clean water emerging contaminant funds, drinking water emerging contaminant funds, and lead service line replacement funds. The project workplan is targeted to meet the statutory and regulatory objectives, milestones, and goals of EPA's strategic plan, in conjunction with the authority and legislative intent of the omnibus territories act. Planned projects are derived from the guam environmental protection agency (gepa) priority list. The specific project priorities may change throughout the period of performance, which are dependent on the needs basis of protecting human health and the environment. This year's award will fund design and construction for collection line rehabilitation and replacement, waterline replacement and rehabilitation sewer lift station and forcemain rehabilitation/replacement, well rehabilitation. This cooperative agreement provides full bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL) federal funding in the amount of $28,774,000. See terms and conditions. Pre-award costs are approved back to october 1, 2024. Activities:this year's award will fund the provision of water and sewer services for the adacao subdivision, plus replacement of asbestos concrete and undersized drinking water lines, and the construction of the hagatna force main and pump station. These projects will add resiliency to the wastewater system, protect against the slings and arrows of climate change and reduce wastewater spills thereby protecting the environment and public health. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:deliverables will be substantial and complete construction of the five projects. The water system improvement projects' primary objectives include replacing old leaking water mains, upgrading undersized mains, full-time pressurization of the water transmission and distribution system, and reducing operations and maintenance costs. These projects also aim to reduce non-revenue water, providing metered (billable), reliable, potable drinking water to every customer residing in guam. There is an expectation of increased resiliency and a reduction of ssos and non revenue water to result from the clean water projects. The beneficiaries will be the citizens of guam.