The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $458,345 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Formula Grant (CFDA 66.468) to the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma. The grant funds will be used to provide low-interest financing to eligible public water systems for planning, designing, and constructing lead service line replacement projects and associated activities. The grant aims to enhance drinking water quality and safety by supporting the identification, planning, design, and replacement...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $280,962 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) formula grant to the Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians to develop and implement lead service line identification and/or replacement activities in their tribal communities. Specifically, the funding will enable the Rincon Band to hire a contractor to perform a records review and pothole service lines to identify lead or galvanized requiring replacement (GRR) service lines. The anticipated...
This $375,004 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program provides funding to the Morongo Band of Mission Indians to identify lead and galvanized service lines requiring replacement in their tribal communities. The key activities under this grant include performing a records review and potholing service lines to inventory the locations and material composition of service lines within the Morongo...
This $162,316 Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) program provides funding to the Cherokee Nation to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of its rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. Key activities include conducting baseline water quality sampling on Lake Spavinaw for 6 months, performing water quality sampling on several creeks throughout the...
This $1,014,670 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program provides funding to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) to implement projects and activities that assist public water systems serving tribes in complying with the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations. The key activities to be undertaken include: 1) Identifying and categorizing all service lines in the water system as...
This $362,000 Formula Grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program, provides funding to the Seneca Nation of Indians to implement projects and activities that assist public water systems serving tribes in complying with National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs) or further the health protection objectives of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The key activities include replacing and installing...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $42,653,000 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) formula grant to the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (ANRC). This grant will capitalize ANRC's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to prioritize projects focused on identifying, planning, designing, and replacing lead service lines in Arkansas. The grant funding may also support technical assistance to small water systems, program administration, and other eligible...
This $293,548 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) provides funding to the Hoopa Valley Public Utilities District (HVPUD) to develop and implement lead service line identification activities in the Hoopa Valley Reservation tribal community. The grant supports HVPUD in performing a records review and potholing service lines to identify lead or galvanized requiring replacement (GRR) service lines. The...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 awarded a $160,316 Formula Grant to the Cherokee Nation under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) on October 1, 2023. This grant funding will enable the Cherokee Nation to carry out a program to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of its rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. Key activities include conducting baseline water quality sampling at 5...
The Cherokee Nation received a $156,316 formula grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) program. The grant will fund the Cherokee Nation's activities from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 to maintain, protect, and improve water quality in rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater and other waterbodies within tribal lands. Key deliverables include conducting baseline water quality...