This action approves an award in the amount of $1,581,000 to the georgia environmental finance authority

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded a $1.58 million Formula Grant to the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority on October 1, 2022 through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program (CFDA #66.458).

The grant will capitalize Georgia's Clean Water State Revolving Fund to provide low-interest financing through September 30, 2025 for projects that address emerging contaminants in drinking water systems. Emerging contaminants include chemicals in personal care products, pharmaceuticals, and microplastics. The Georgia Environmental Finance Authority will administer loans to numerous subrecipients for eligible costs. Subawards will also support technical assistance to small systems and state program administration.

It is expected that the grant will help establish and manage an effective Clean Water State Revolving Fund program in Georgia to improve water quality and public health through long-term, sustainable financing for wastewater infrastructure and other management activities.

The purpose of this agreement is for a capitalization grant which provides funds for the recipient's clean water state revolving fund (CWSRF) program with a primary purpose to address emerging contaminants. Emerging contaminants refer to substances and microorganisms, including manufactured or naturally occurring physical, chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials, which are known or anticipated in the environment, that may pose newly identified or RE-emerging risks to human health, aquatic life, or the environment. These substances, microorganisms or materials can include many different types of natural or manufactured chemicals and substances - such as those in some compounds of personal care products, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, pesticides, and microplastics.activities:the activities are to provide low interest financing to numerous subrecipients for costs eligible under section 603(C) of the clean water act and the primary purpose must be to address emerging contaminants.subrecipient:*subawards will be made for activities such as administering loans for projects, providing technical assistance to small systems, program administration, and state program management.outcomes:the benefits of this grant will be to capitalize the recipient's CWSRF with a primary focus on emerging contaminants. The expected outcomes are to establish and manage an effective comprehensive CWSRF program and to maintain a self-sustaining revolving fund to improve and protect water quality and public health for citizens throughout the state to be the beneficiaries.