This $12,862,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program will provide funding to the District of Columbia, Department of Energy and Environment (DC DOEE) for the construction of nine green infrastructure projects to control stormwater runoff and prevent pollution in local waterways. Key project activities include the restoration of 18,000 linear feet of incised stream and 21 outfalls,...
This $1,038,292 EPA Region 3 Formula Grant awarded to the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) will fund activities to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies in the District of Columbia. Key activities include: Inspections of NPDES permitted facilities, TMDL development, permit reviews, water quality...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,043,000 Formula Grant under the Construction Grants for Wastewater Treatment Works program (CFDA 66.418) to the District of Columbia's Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE). This grant provides funding for projects designed to address emerging contaminants, including substances and microorganisms that may pose new or re-emerging risks to human health and the environment. The grant will support the establishment of a local...
This Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 under the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program (CFDA 66.447) provides $645,000 to the District of Columbia's Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) to support the planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects. The primary activity to be performed is the construction of the Fort Dupont Stream and Wetland Restoration, Phase II project....
This $528,000 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 District of Columbia's Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) to support the planning, design, and construction of the Fort Dupont Stream and Wetland Restoration Project. The project aims to improve water quality in the Anacostia River by decreasing sediment loads from eroded streambanks. Key...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $164,000 Formula Grant under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) to the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) of Washington, D.C. The grant funds will support DOEE's Anacostia River Watershed Restoration Partnership (AWRP), which provides administrative, planning, and technical support to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) for watershed management and restoration activities in the...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment a $1,985,000 Formula Grant under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA #66.460) to implement the jurisdiction's nonpoint source pollution management program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. The grant funds three main initiatives. First, $1,181,000 will support nonpoint source implementation projects conducted by the grantee and subrecipients,...
This Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the Construction Grants for Wastewater Treatment Works program (CFDA 66.418), provides $4,008,000.00 in funding to the DC Water & Sewer Authority (Dcwasa) to support electrical infrastructure improvements at the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant in Washington, DC. The key activities include replacing aging switchgear, HVAC systems, motor controls, panel boards, wiring, fire alarm systems, and...
This $7,640,000 Formula Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program will fund the replacement of approximately 3.91 miles of small diameter (12-inch and smaller) unlined cast iron water pipes in the District of Columbia. The project is being carried out by the DC Water & Sewer Authority (Dcwasa) to improve the quality, quantity, reliability, and safety of the drinking water supplied to DC residents. The...
This $2,445,846 Formula Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Construction Grants for Wastewater Treatment Works program (CFDA 66.418) will provide additional funding to rehabilitate and structurally improve approximately 13,800 linear feet of combined sewer pipes in the Piney Branch sewershed located in the upper northwest section of Washington, D.C. The grant will supplement previous EPA funding for this project, which uses trenchless rehabilitation...