The agreement provides funding to support the new mexico environment department's project to provide subawards to local municipalities in new mexico for costs associated with the planning, design, and…

This $862,662 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program (CFDA 66.447) provides funding to the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) to support water quality improvement and infrastructure projects in New Mexico.

Specifically, the grant will enable NMED to issue subawards to local municipalities, including the Village of Jemez Springs, for the planning, design, and construction of projects addressing combined sewer overflows, sanitary sewer overflows, and stormwater management challenges. The anticipated deliverables include design work that will lead to construction for wastewater treatment plant and collection system rehabilitation to address inflow and infiltration issues, with the goal of protecting public health and improving water quality by reducing adverse discharges. This federal grant award has a performance period from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2028.

The agreement provides funding to support the new mexico environment department's project to provide subawards to local municipalities in new mexico for costs associated with the planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects. The sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grant (OSG) program is intended to address local governments' infrastructure needs for combined sewer overflows (CSO), sanitary sewer overflows (SSO), water reuse, and stormwater management. The new mexico environment department will use the awarded funds to make sub-awards to eligible entities for eligible projects.activities:the activity to be performed is design development for wastewater treatment plant and collection system rehabilitation to address inflow and infiltration in the system and the resulting adverse discharges. Subrecipient:project for village of jemez springs proposes design, construction, and rehabilitation of wastewater collection system to address inflow and infiltration issues. Outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include: design which will lead to construction for the wastewater treatment plant and collection system rehabilitation to address inflow and infiltration in the system and the resulting adverse discharges. The expected outcomes provided from this grant are to protect public health and improve water quality by reducing inflow and infiltration and adverse discharges. The intended beneficiaries are municipal entities, of which, may be rural and/or disadvantaged communities. Specifically the rural village of jemez springs in sandoval county.