This agreement funds a capitalization grant for the recipient's clean water state revolving fund (CWSRF) program with a primary purpose to address emerging contaminants

This $3,698,000 Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) formula grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (CFDA 66.458) on July 1, 2024, will provide financing in the form of principal forgiveness to multiple subrecipients in the state of Washington. The primary purpose is to address emerging contaminants in water bodies, including substances found in personal care products, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, pesticides, and microplastics. Key project activities include planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection initiatives focused on emerging contaminant remediation. The anticipated deliverables include financing numerous subrecipient projects, such as the installation of ten bioretention cells in the City of Seattle's Thornton Creek Basin to improve water quality by reducing total suspended solids, oil, dissolved metals, phosphorus, and emerging contaminants like 6PPD-quinone.

Emerging contaminants refer to substances and microorganisms, including manufactured or naturally occurring physical, chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials, which are known or anticipated in the environment, that may pose newly identified or RE-emerging risks to human health, aquatic life, or the environment. These substances, microorganisms or materials can include many different types of natural or manufactured chemicals and substances - such as those in some compounds of personal care products, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, pesticides, and microplastics. This project is funded under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA). Activities:the recipients of these funds will provide financing in the form of principal forgiveness to numerous subrecipients for costs eligible under section 603(C) of the clean water act, with the primary purpose of addressing emerging contaminants.subrecipient:the recipients of these funds will provide financing in the form of principal forgiveness to numerous subrecipients for costs eligible under section 603(C) of the clean water act, with the primary purpose of addressing emerging contaminants.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include financing planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects to address emerging contaminants. The intended beneficiaries include citizens throughout the state of washington.