This $115,502 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the State Underground Water Source Protection program (CFDA 66.433) will provide financial assistance to the Navajo Nation Tribal Government for the implementation of its Underground Injection Control (UIC) program. The funding will support the Navajo Nation's oversight of Class II injection wells used for oil and natural gas production activities, with the goal of protecting underground sources of...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the Navajo Nation Tribal Government a $159,031 Formula Grant under the State Underground Water Source Protection program (CFDA 66.433) for the period of October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The grant funds will support the Navajo Nation's implementation of its underground injection control program to protect underground sources of drinking water from endangering injection activities such as treated wastewater disposal. Key activities to be...
The Navajo Nation Tribal Government will receive $160,198 under a Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 to implement the tribe's Class II Underground Injection Control program from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. The grant will support the Navajo Nation in developing and maintaining inventories and compliance databases for underground injection systems. It will also fund permitting, enforcement, and reporting activities to protect underground sources of...
This $120,000 formula grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 provides funding to the Navajo Nation Tribal Government to carry out its Water Pollution Control Program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. The program aims to maintain, protect, and improve water quality on Navajo Nation lands through activities such as closure of an abandoned artesian well. This supports the goals of the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support...
The Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency received a $1,930,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the "Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program Grants: Class VI Carbon Sequestration Wells" (CFDA 66.486) program established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The purpose of this 5-year award is to enable the Navajo Nation to develop regulations, secure primacy, and establish a comprehensive permitting framework for Class VI...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $643,000 Formula Grant under the State Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program (CFDA 66.432) to the Navajo Nation Tribal Government. The grant will assist the Navajo Nation in developing and implementing a comprehensive PWSS program to adequately enforce the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations and the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Key activities to be conducted include: developing drinking water regulations,...
This $173,333 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 supports the Industrial Commission, Oil and Gas Division of North Dakota to implement its State Underground Water Source Protection program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant funds the development and maintenance of inventories and databases to track underground injection systems and compliance information, as well as permitting and enforcement activities. The anticipated outcome is the...
This $250,000 Drinking Water Tribal Set-Aside (DWTSA) Formula Grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program, is funding the Navajo Nation's Operator Certification Program. The program ensures that water operators serving the Navajo Nation's public water systems are certified to the required levels. Key activities include providing training, examinations, and technical assistance to water operators to...
This $220,000 Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Air Pollution Control Program Support (CFDA 66.001) will enable the Navajo Nation Tribal Government to build capacity for assessing air quality conditions and developing strategies to address air quality issues. The key activities to be performed under this one-year grant include: Implementing national air quality priorities defined in EPA guidance and aligned with the agency's strategic plan Conducting program...
This $2,636,600 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program provides funding to the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) to evaluate the condition of the sanitary sewer collection system serving federally recognized Indian tribes and/or Alaskan Native villages. The key activities under this grant include: completing a Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Study (SSES) to identify defects and develop a Repair,...