The purpose of this grant agreement is to assist commonwealth of virginia in developing and implementing a public water system supervision (PWSS) program to adequately enforce the national primary…

The purpose of this grant agreement is to assist commonwealth of virginia in developing and implementing a public water system supervision (PWSS) program to adequately enforce the national primary drinking water regulations and the requirements of the safe drinking water act. This award provides incremental federal funds of $1,200,000. Federal funds of $2,207,400 are contingent upon availability.activities:specific activities include developing and maintaining state drinking water regulations that are no less stringent than the federal regulations; maintaining an inventory of public water systems; implementing an enforcement program to ensure water systems comply with all state regulations; implementing a laboratory certification program for sample analysis; implementing a program to ensure that water systems regularly inform their consumers about the quality of the water that they are providing; conducting routine sanitary surveys, inspections of new water sources, and other special site-visits; reviewing construction plans/specifications to ensure water system facilities are up to the state codes; providing technical assistance to water systems; and conducting emerging contaminants (PFAS) activities leading to recommendations on drinking water standards to the state legislatures and governor. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:anticipated deliverables include semi-annual reports and regular data reporting on water system inventory, compliance, and enforcement status. Expected outcomes include developing and implementing a public water system supervision (PWSS) program to adequately enforce the national primary drinking water regulations and the safe drinking water act requirements. Since this grant provides financial assistance to the commonwealth of virginia to perform its authorized responsibilities for implementing the PWSS program and overseeing public water systems across the state to ensure safe drinking water, direct beneficiaries of this program include all state residents and public water systems that receive and provide quality drinking water.