The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was awarded a $2,000,000 cash grant and $60,000 in-kind funding under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) State Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Formula Grant Program (CFDA 66.432). This funding assists the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in developing and implementing a comprehensive PWSS program to enforce the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations and the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Key activities supported by the grant include: developing state-level drinking water regulations, maintaining an inventory of public water systems, managing information on water systems, ensuring public participation, providing technical assistance to water systems, and enforcing drinking water regulations. The anticipated outcomes include increasing the percentage of community water systems that undergo sanitary surveys and increasing the population served by community water systems that meet all applicable health-based drinking water standards. Additionally, the grant provides for $7,048,000 in contingent federal funding subject to availability.
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