This action approves funding in the amount of $1,215,714 to florida department of environmental protection (fldep) sewer overflow project to provide subawards to local municipalities in florida for…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 awarded $1.22 million to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FLDEP) under the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program (CFDA 66.447) effective July 1, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2029. FLDEP serves as the pass-through entity, distributing these formula grant funds as subawards to eligible Florida municipalities for planning, design, and construction of water quality improvement projects. The program specifically targets infrastructure needs related to combined sewer overflows (CSOs), sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs), and stormwater management systems authorized under the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act amendments to the Clean Water Act.

FLDEP will prioritize subawards to disadvantaged municipal entities—determined by community affordability scores and implementation of long-term control plans for CSOs or SSOs. The anticipated deliverables include engineering plans, technical design documents, integrated stormwater management master plans, and constructed overflow or stormwater infrastructure systems. By channeling federal funding through the state agency to local municipalities, this award addresses critical water quality protection needs while directing resources toward economically disadvantaged communities requiring infrastructure improvement.

This action approves funding in the amount of $1,215,714 to florida department of environmental protection (fldep) sewer overflow project to provide subawards to local municipalities in florida for costs associated with the planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects. The america's water infrastructure act of 2018 and the infrastructure investment and jobs act amended 221 of the clean water act (CWA) to reauthorize the sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants program. The overflow sewer grant program is intended to address local governments' infrastructure needs for combined sewer overflows, sanitary sewer overflows, and stormwater management. Florida department of environmental protection (fldep) will use the granted funds to make subgrants to eligible municipal entities for eligible projects.activities:the activities to be performed include the execution and development of overflow and/or stormwater infrastructure projects. Florida department of environmental protection (fldep) plans to prioritize the projects for sewer overflow subgrants by selecting projects in municipal entities that are either: disadvantaged: designation based on existing community affordability score pre-determined by fldep and implementing a long-term control plan for combined sewer overflow or sanitary sewer overflows on the intended use workplan.subrecipient:florida department of environmental protection (fldep) plans to prioritize the projects for OSG subgrants by selecting projects in municipal entities that are either: disadvantaged: designation based on existing community affordability score predetermined by fldep or implementing a long-term control plan for csos or ssos. Outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include plans, designs, and/or constructed overflow or stormwater infrastructure. Additional deliverables may include integrated stormwater management master plan; technical design documents; sanitary sewer overflow control solutions, including plans and specifications for the sanitary sewer overflow project to correct and reduce inflow and infiltration. The expected outcomes provided from this grant are to protect public health and improve water quality by reducing sewer overflows through the management of stormwater. The intended beneficiaries are municipal entities, of which, may be rural and/or disadvantaged communities, the citizens of florida.