This action approves an award in the amount of $666,714 to the tennessee department of environment and conservation (TDEC)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 awarded $666,714 to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) under the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program (CFDA 66.447) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. TDEC will serve as the pass-through entity, distributing subawards to approximately 3-5 eligible municipal entities throughout Tennessee for planning, design, and construction of water quality improvement and protection infrastructure projects. The primary deliverables include engineering plans, technical designs, and constructed infrastructure systems focused on combined sewer overflows (CSOs), sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs), and green stormwater management practices that implement best management practices for stormwater activities.

The anticipated outcomes of this award are to protect public health and improve water quality by reducing sewer overflows through enhanced stormwater infrastructure and management. The program specifically targets municipal entities, including rural and disadvantaged communities across Tennessee, enabling TDEC to execute overflow and stormwater infrastructure projects that address critical wastewater and stormwater management needs. With total dollars obligated at $833,393, this formula grant supports TDEC's ongoing role as a primary administrator of federal environmental infrastructure funding in the state.

This project will provide subawards to local municipalities in tennessee 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 overflow and/or stormwater infrastructure projects. The recipient will award funds to approximately 3-5 municipalities to fund projects focusing on green stormwater management practices. Tennessee will select projects that implement best management practices for stormwater activities. Subrecipient:subawards to eligible municipal entities to address infrastructure needs for combined sewer overflows, sanitary sewer overflows, and stormwater management.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include planning, designing, and/or constructing overflow or stormwater infrastructure. The expected outcomes are protecting public health and improving 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 the state of tennessee.