This agreement provides funding to the texas water development board to assist an underserved community to meet and comply with safe drinking water act (sdwa) drinking water regulations

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 awarded $2.564 million to the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442) on September 1, 2025, with a completion deadline of August 31, 2029. This formula grant provides funding to assist small and disadvantaged communities in achieving compliance with Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requirements through infrastructure improvements and contaminant remediation activities.

The funded activities target the City of Marlin, Texas (TX073002) and include construction of water mains, water lines, and valves, as well as comprehensive upgrades to the city's surface water treatment plant. Specific deliverables encompass completion of a nano stone filter rack, installation of a new 1,000,000-gallon pre-stressed concrete clear well, rehabilitation of an existing 750,000-gallon clear well, combined filter effluent piping installation, and replacement of valves and slide gates at the decant pump station. The project also includes Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and electrical system upgrades. The anticipated outcomes include removal of total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and haloacetic acids five (HAA5) and other contaminants from the water supply. Should the Marlin project be unable to proceed, TWDB may redirect funds to the next eligible recipient on its priority list for similar safe drinking water infrastructure projects.

Funds are to carry out projects and activities needed for public water systems to comply with the safe drinking water act, programs to provide household water quality testing, and activities for a state to respond to a drinking water contaminant.activities:the activities to be performed include the construction of water mains, water lines, and valves for marlin (TX073002). At its surface water treatment plant, the completion of the nano stone filter rack no.2, new 1,000,000 gallon. Pre-stressed concrete clear well; rehabilitation of an existing 750,000 gallon pre-stressed concrete clear well; installation of combined filter effluent piping; replacement of valves and slide gates at decant pump station, and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and electrical upgrades will be performed. If the above cannot be performed for marlin, then twdb will move to the next eligible recipient on their workplan priority list. Subrecipient:this subaward will be used for construction to address safe drinking water act (sdwa) violations in small and disadvantaged communities.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include, the construction of water mains, water lines, and valves for marlin which include upgrades to various appurtenances at its surface water treatment plant. If the above cannot be performed, then the project will be bypassed to the next eligible recipient with eligible activities. The expected outcomes include the removal of total trihalomethanes (tthm) and halaocetic acids five (HAA5) and/or one or more contaminants from the water produced by public water systems receiving funding through this grant. The intended beneficiaries include marlin and/or the eligible recipients on twdb's priority list.