The purpose of this agreement is for a capitalization grant which provides funds for the recipient's drinking water state revolving fund (dwsrf) program with the primary purpose to address emerging…

This is a $13,563,000 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Formula Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The primary purpose of the grant is to capitalize the state's DWSRF program to address emerging contaminants, with a focus on projects addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. The grant funds will enable the state to provide technical, financial, and managerial support to public water systems, as well as finance infrastructure improvements to ensure a cleaner and safer potable water supply statewide. Subawards from the DWSRF program will include low-interest loans to local municipalities and water utilities to execute eligible capital projects.

The purpose of this agreement is for a capitalization grant which provides funds for the recipient's drinking water state revolving fund (dwsrf) program with the primary purpose to address emerging contaminants in drinking water with a focus on projects addressing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). 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.activities:section 1452 of the safe drinking water act (sdwa) authorizes the state to utilize funds to further the health protection objectives of sdwa. The state has submitted an intended use plan (IUP) as part of the application package for this capitalization grant. This IUP contains a list of the capital projects that address emerging contaminants that may receive funding from this grant. The recipient may also use some of the funding for specific 'set-asides' to provide technical assistance to small systems, program administration, state program management and other allowable uses. Subrecipient:subawards include loans under the drinking water state revolving fund program.outcomes:the benefits of this grant will be to capitalize the recipient's dwsrf with primary purpose to address emerging contaminants in drinking water with a focus on projects addressing PFAS. The fund can then be used to increase technical, financial and managerial capacity of public water systems, and provide assurance of a cleaner and safer potable water supply by funding improvements to multiple water infrastructure projects. These public health benefits will be statewide.