Provide funding to the county of tulare, CA to implement its project for the woodville public utility district's well no. 4 replacement project as directed in the 2023 consolidated appropriations act

Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded a $1.15 million cooperative agreement to Tulare County Resource Management Agency on April 1, 2026, to design, construct, and manage a domestic groundwater well for the Woodville Public Utility District under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202).

The recipient will deliver a 14-inch diameter, 800-foot deep well to augment water supply for the Woodville community. Work comprises three tasks: engineering planning, design, and well inspection; project construction and implementation; and project management and controls. Deliverables include 100 percent design plans and specifications, a post-construction on-site project review by EPA or its delegate, quarterly progress reports, and draft and final project reports. The project is expected to add 100 million gallons annually of drinkable water supply, reduce annual customer water-quality notifications to zero, and decrease staff time responding to water-quality failures by 52 hours annually.

A technical correction dated May 28, 2025, changed the recipient from the originally appropriated Woodville Public Utility District to Tulare County Resource Management Agency, with the County of Tulare serving as parent entity. EPA approved a full cost-share waiver on May 29, 2025.

Performance runs through December 31, 2027, at Porterville, California. The award obligates the full $1.15 million in federal funding with no recipient cost share. Construction and contractual services are provided through sub-recipient arrangements to implement the drinking water infrastructure project.

Description

The purpose of this grant is to provide funding to the county of tulare, CA to implement its project for the woodville public utility district's well no. 4 replacement project as directed in the 2023 consolidated appropriations act. The original appropriation identified the recipient as the woodville public utility district; however a technical correction was approved on 05/28/2025 to change the recipient to the county of tulare. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $1,150,000.00. The recipient's cost share waiver request was approved by EPA on 5/29/2025. See terms and conditions. Activities:the county of tulare - woodville well no. 4 project in california will involve construction and development of a 14-inch diameter, 800 foot deep domestic groundwater well to provide an additional water supply source for the community. The project will be divided into the following tasks: - task 1 - engineering planning, design and well inspection - task 2 - project construction and implementation - task 3 - project management and controls subrecipient:construction and contractual services to implement this drinking water infrastructure project.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include: - 100% design plans and specifications - a post-construction on-site project review by EPA (or delegate) - quarterly progress reports - a draft and final project report the expected outcomes include: improved capacity to safely and effectively provide drinkable water; additional annual volume of drinkable water 100,000,000 gallons/year; improved water quality annual customer notifications reduced to zero (0) notifications; reduced staff time spent responding to water quality failures – annual labor hours reduced by 52 HRS/year. The intended beneficiaries include the community of woodville.