This grant agreement, funded by the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (PL 117-58), provides financial assistance to the DC water and sewer authority to continue its ongoing program to…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 awarded a Formula Grant of $24.7 million to the DC Water & Sewer Authority under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program (CFDA 66.468) to support the removal and replacement of lead service lines throughout Washington, D.C. The award, obligated on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2032, is funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) and directly supports three complementary service delivery programs designed to eliminate lead contamination from the District's drinking water infrastructure.

The funding supports the continuation of DC Water's ongoing lead service line replacement initiative through four integrated activities: (1) financial assistance to the District's Lead Pipe Replacement Assistance Program (LPRAP) and House by House Program (HXH), which provide grants to homeowners for replacing lead service lines on private property; (2) support for DC Water's Emergency Repair Program, which replaces lead service lines during emergency repair operations; (3) integration of lead service line replacement with the Small Diameter Water Main Rehabilitation Program (SDWMR), comprising six progressive design-build contract packages; and (4) supporting activities associated with water main rehabilitation efforts throughout the District. These activities align with the Safe Drinking Water Act objectives and ensure the quality, reliability, and safety of drinking water supplied to the District's residents.

This grant agreement, funded by the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (PL 117-58), provides financial assistance to the DC water and sewer authority to continue its ongoing program to remove and replace all lead service lines in the district of columbia. The replacement of lead service lines is necessary to ensure the quality, quantity, reliability, and safety of the drinking water supplied to the people of the district of columbia in accordance with the objectives of the safe drinking water act. Activities:funding will be directed to DC water's ongoing lead service line replacement program and will include: 1) providing financial assistance to support the district of columbia's 'lead pipe replacement assistance program' (LPRAP) and 'house by house program' (HXH). These programs provide financial assistance to individual homeowners through the district department of energy and environment and DC water to replace lead service lines on private property where past partial replacements were previously completed or where priority replacements are needed to address a vulnerable population; 2) providing financial assistance to support DC water's 'emergency repair program' which replaces connected lead service lines when emergency repairs are conducted and necessary; 3) providing financial assistance to support DC water's replacement of lead service lines when encountered in its ongoing 'small diameter water main rehabilitation program' (SDWMR). Specifically, these 'small diameter water main rehabilitation contracts' include progressive design build 1 (PBD 1) containing contracts 20A, 20B, 21C, 22A, and 22C, progressive design build 2 (PBD 2) containing contracts 22B, 22D, a, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, progressive design build 3 (PBD 3) containing contracts 23A and 23B, progressive design build 4 (PBD 4) containing contract 24, progressive design build 5 (PBD 5) containing contract 25, progressive design build 6 (PBD 6) containing contract 26, progressive design build 7 (PBD 7) containing contract 27, and progressive design build 8 (PBD 8) containing contract 28. Contract numbers may be subject to change. These contracts are expected to replace an estimated 9,000 lead service lines throughout the city. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the benefits of this grant agreement will be to use the recipient's dwsrf with the primary purpose being to reduce lead in drinking water by funding projects emphasizing the identification and removal of lead service lines. The grant will provide assurance of a cleaner and safer potable water supply by funding improvements to these water infrastructure projects. These public health benefits will be district-wide.