The agreement provides funding to support utah's department of environmental quality's project to provide subawards to local municipalities in utah for costs associated with the planning, design,…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $315,750 Formula Grant under the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program (CFDA 66.447) to the State of Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ). The grant will provide funding to UDEQ to issue subawards to local municipalities in Utah for planning, designing, and constructing projects to address combined sewer overflows (CSOs), sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs), and stormwater management challenges. The anticipated deliverables include plans, designs, and/or constructed overflow or stormwater infrastructure, with the expected outcomes of protecting public health and improving water quality by reducing sewer overflows through stormwater management. The grant has an award date of Dec 16, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of Nov 30, 2027.

The agreement provides funding to support utah's department of environmental quality's project to provide subawards to local municipalities in utah for costs associated with the planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects.activities:the activities to be performed include the execution and development of combined sewer overflow, sanitary sewer overflow and/or stormwater infrastructure projects subrecipient:utah's DEQ will provide subawards to eligible entities for eligible combined sewer overflow, sanitary sewer overflow and/or stormwater management projects.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include: plans, designs, and/or constructed overflow or stormwater infrastructure. The expected outcomes are: the outcomes provided from this grant are expected to protect public health and improve water quality by reducing sewer overflows through the management of stormwater. The intended beneficiaries are: municipal entities, of which, may be rural and/or disadvantaged communities in utah.