Formula Grant 72000122

The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) awarded the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources an $18.11 million Formula Grant to capitalize Puerto Rico's Clean Water State Revolving Fund program from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2029. The grant will provide low-interest financing to recipients for planning, designing, and constructing eligible water quality improvement and protection projects across Puerto Rico, including municipal wastewater facilities, nonpoint source pollution controls, green infrastructure, estuary protection, and other water quality projects.

The Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority will administer the grant funds, maintain accounting records for the revolving loan program, and provide quarterly reports to the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. One $250,000 subaward was provided to the University of Puerto Rico Agricultural Experiment Station to detect emerging contaminants in the San Jose Lagoon. The expected outcomes are to establish and sustainably manage an effective water pollution control program and revolving fund to improve and protect Puerto Rico's water quality and public health.