The Missouri Department of Natural Resources received a $213,333 Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 to ensure protection of underground sources of drinking water from injection activities through December 31, 2022. Under the State Underground Water Source Protection program (CFDA #66.433), the department will conduct technical and administrative evaluations of new well permit applicants, perform periodic inspections of Class II and V injection wells, ensure...
This Project Grant award of $1,500,000 was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants program (CFDA 66.424). The purpose of the award is to provide training and technical assistance to develop and expand the capability of state and tribal Underground Injection Control (UIC) and Source Water Protection (SWP) programs. Key activities include: Providing leadership and support to states and tribes on...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Ohio Department of Natural Resources a $228,000 Formula Grant under the State Underground Water Source Protection program (CFDA #66.433) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant will support the department's implementation of Ohio's Underground Injection Control program to protect underground sources of drinking water from endangering injection activities such as treated wastewater disposal wells. Key...
This $1,781,791 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 funds the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to implement the State's underground injection control program under the State Underground Water Source Protection federal grant program (CFDA 66.433). Key activities include permitting of conventional Class II injection wells and enhanced recovery projects; inspection of well construction; enforcement of Class II operational requirements; groundwater contamination...
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $175,634 Cooperative Agreement to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MSDEQ) under the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network (NGWMN) program (CFDA 15.980). The project period runs from August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2025. Under this award, MSDEQ will: 1) provide persistent data services for two years to ensure continuous flow of Mississippi's water-level data to the NGWMN data portal; 2) update metadata for NGWMN monitoring...
This $149,337 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 supports the Indiana Department of Natural Resources' implementation of the State Underground Water Source Protection program. The grant funds permit review and compliance evaluation activities for 40 Class II underground injection wells, including annual inspections, pressure readings, and approximately 150 mechanical integrity tests. Technical assistance will be provided to permit applicants. Databases tracking...
This $1,723,192 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 under the State Underground Water Source Protection program (CFDA 66.433) will support the Alaska Department of Administration's Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in implementing its underground injection control (UIC) program. The funding will enable the commission to develop and maintain inventories of injection systems, create compliance databases for underground injection wells, conduct...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded the Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation a $170,667 Formula Grant under the State Underground Water Source Protection program (CFDA 66.433) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The grant funds will support Montana's implementation of its program to protect underground sources of drinking water from endangering injection activities through activities such as developing and maintaining inventories of injection...
This $7,355,000.00 formula grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program provides long-term financing to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to support water quality improvement and protection projects across the state. The funding will enable MDEQ to offer low-interest loans to numerous sub-recipients for the construction of wastewater treatment facilities and implementation of other...
This $75,394 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on October 1, 2024 under the State Underground Water Source Protection program (CFDA 66.433) will support the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) in administering its Underground Injection Control (UIC) program. The grant funds will enable ADEQ to develop and maintain inventories of injection systems, databases of compliance information, implement permitting activities, and enforce programs to...