This agreement is to an eligible state to implement a program to provide drinking water program assistance to underserved, small and disadvantaged communities

This federal Formula Grant award of $376,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442). The grant will fund the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VT DEC) to implement a program to assist two public water systems serving small and disadvantaged communities in the state. Key activities include evaluating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) treatment technologies, and planning, design, and construction work to protect a vulnerable water transmission main. Expected outcomes include increased source protection, reduced operations and maintenance costs for PFAS treatment, and improved regulatory compliance with drinking water standards. A sub-award of unspecified amount was also provided to the Town of Lyndonville, Vermont to support these water infrastructure improvement efforts.

Funds are to carry out projects and activities needed for public water systems to comply with the safe drinking water act. The vermont department of environmental conservation will use this grant funding to assist two public water systems that serve small and disadvantaged communities to comply with requirements of the safe drinking water act.activities:specifically, this agreement provides assistance to the vermont department of environmental conservation to implement its program to support activities at northshore mobile home park (MHP) water system and lyndonville water system. These activities include evaluation of different per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) treatment technologies to identify a reliable and cost-effective solution to mitigate impacts from PFAS in the system's water supply source, and planning, design, and construction work for protection of a vulnerable transmission main at critical risk of failure. Subrecipient:activities that will be implemented through the subawards include evaluation of different PFAS treatment technologies and protection of a vulnerable transmission main at critical risk of failure.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include: - completion of cost-benefit analysis to assess development of a new well or pursuit of treatment. - if pursuing treatment, develop a pilot to assess final project demands for selected treatment technique. - completion of cost-benefit and feasibility analysis to assess and select alternatives to protect the vulnerable transmission main. The expected outcomes include: - increase source protection and reduce vulnerability. - increase regulatory compliance through the provision of adequate treatment - reduce operations and maintenance (oandm) costs for PFAS treatment - gather information to be used more widely for the implementation of ION exchange resin media filtration or other piloted treatment techniques for PFAS in vermont. - increased compliance with state and national drinking water regulations. - increase confidence in the quality and quantity of the drinking water by and to the public. - significantly reduce vulnerability of transmission main - increase regulatory compliance by ensuring continuous system operation and service to all customers the intended beneficiaries include residents of the state of vermont.