This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $600,000, was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202). The funding supports the expansion of the R-1 recycled water distribution system in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii. Key activities include executing an engineering design for a wastewater treatment system, securing land entitlements, and completing the design and permitting for the infrastructure improvements. The project...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $959,757.00 in federal funding to the Board of Water Supply in Honolulu, Hawaii. The award will support the replacement of 3,900 linear feet of aging potable waterline infrastructure in the Kahilinai Place and Aiea Heights Drive area. Key project activities include installing approximately 1,250 linear feet of 8-inch main along Aiea...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $80,000 in full federal funding to the County of Hawaii Water Supply Department to replace six faulty water meters on Hawaii Island. The anticipated deliverable is the completed contracts and installation of the new water meters. This project aims to accurately record water consumption, enabling customers to realize their actual water use...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $1,200,000 in funding to the County of Kauai, Hawaii to conduct inspections and engineering studies of the Wailua-Kapaa sewer collection system. The activities to be performed include sewer line cleaning, camera inspection, flow metering, and a final engineering report detailing the condition and capacity of the sewer collection system....
This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445), will fund the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR) to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and provide access to water utility workforce opportunities. The key activities include establishing education and training programs, such as internships and apprenticeships,...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $2,600,000 in federal funding to the County of Hawaii Water Supply Department to develop a new high-quality deep water well in the North Kona region. The project aims to reduce the area's dependency on aging, energy-intensive basal aquifer sources and meet increasing water demands. Key activities include clearing and preparing the land,...
The City & County of Honolulu was awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will be used to develop or update Honolulu's regional climate mitigation plans to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduction measures throughout the metropolitan area. Key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan due in March 2024, a Comprehensive Climate...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded a $500,000 cooperative agreement to the City and County of Honolulu under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The funding will support brownfields assessment and cleanup planning activities in Honolulu County, Hawaii through September 2025. Specifically, the City and County of Honolulu will inventory, characterize, and assess up to 400 brownfield sites. They...
This $12.3 million Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supports the Hawaii Department of Health's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program from August 2021 through June 2026. The CWSRF, as established under CFDA #66.458, provides low-interest financing to subrecipients for planning, designing, and constructing eligible water quality improvement and protection projects. Funding will establish and maintain Hawaii's CWSRF program to enhance and safeguard water...
This $22,985,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program provides capitalization funding to the Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) to finance eligible drinking water infrastructure projects. The recipient will use the funds to offer low-interest rate financing to public water systems in Hawaii for planning, design, and construction of drinking water improvement projects that protect public health....