Cooperative Agreement W912DY262A048

The State of Utah Department of Environmental Quality received a $643,188.25 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of the Army under the State Memorandum of Agreement Program for the Reimbursement of Technical Services (CFDA 12.113), effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028. This award reimburses Utah for technical services and regulatory oversight supporting Department of Defense (DoD) environmental restoration activities at military installations within the state. Services covered under the bilateral Defense and State Memorandum of Agreement (DSMOA) include CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act) compliance review, remediation oversight, regulatory approvals, and environmental investigation support at DoD hazardous waste sites, as authorized under Title 10 U.S.C. Sections 2701 et seq. and the Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP).

The two-year Cooperative Agreement represents standard DSMOA program structure, which obligates funding based on annual estimates of state technical service requirements. The Army Corps of Engineers administers the program on behalf of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Environment). As a state environmental regulatory agency, UDEQ functions as the implementing partner for federal DoD environmental law and program delivery at designated installations, with the reimbursement mechanism supporting the state's participation in expediting cleanup activities at DoD-identified hazardous waste sites.