This agreement provides funding to the tulare county resource management agency to implement its front street well treatment improvements project as directed in the 2022 consolidated appropriations act

This Cooperative Agreement provides $1,756,416 in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Tulare County Resource Management Agency to implement the Front Street Well Treatment Improvements Project in Earlimart, California. The project activities include the design and construction of two granular activated carbon (GAC) contactors, a 50,000-gallon backwash waste storage tank, a chlorination, metering and storage system, and interconnecting piping, valves and appurtenances to improve the drinking water infrastructure for the Earlimart community. The award is funded under the EPA's Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), which provides targeted funding for critical water, wastewater, and environmental infrastructure improvements across local and state jurisdictions. The project period runs from January 1, 2025 through February 29, 2028.

The original appropriation was to the earlimart public utility district; however, a technical correction was approved to change the recipient to the county of tulare. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $1,756,416. Pre-award costs are approved back to 1/1/2025. Activities:the activities to be performed include the design and construction of (2) granular activated carbon (GAC) contactors, a 50,000 gallon backwash waste storage tank, chlorination, metering and storage system, interconnecting piping, valves and appurtenances to improve drinking water infrastructure for the community of earlimart, tulare county. Workplan activities consist of: :- task 1 - engineering planning, and design - task 2 - project construction and implementation - task 3 - project management and controls subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include: - task 1 - engineering planning, and design deliverables for this task include a permitting/design bid solicitation RFP, a permitting/design contract, an existing conditions survey, and 50%, 90%, and 100% design plans and specifications. The 100% design plans and specifications will be submitted to EPA to demonstrate successful completion of this task. Progress and completion of the other deliverables will be documented in quarterly project reports submitted to EPA. - task 2 - project construction and implementation deliverables for this task include a construction bid solicitation RFP, a construction contract, a stormwater pollution prevention plan (swppp), as-builts. Progress and completion of these deliverables will be documented in quarterly project reports submitted to EPA. - task 3 - project management and controls deliverables include quarterly progress reports to EPA documenting activities completed during the quarter and the status of major milestones. The expected outcomes include increased water available for consumption due to reduced water contamination, increased customer satisfaction, and reduced district staff time spent responding to infrastructure failures. The intended beneficiaries include the citizens of the community of earlimart, county of tulare.