This agreement provides funding to missouri department of natural resources to assist an underserved community to meet and comply with safe drinking water act (SDWA) drinking water regulations

EPA Region 7 awarded $710,000 to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources on October 1, 2025, under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442) to fund replacement of an aging elevated water storage tank serving Platte County Public Water Supply District #2.

The award funds partial demolition, construction, and complete replacement of the storage tank within Platte County PWSD #2 via subaward. The storage tank replacement will return the water system to compliance with Safe Drinking Water Act requirements and eliminate potential for contaminated drinking water, benefiting residents and visitors served by the district in Platte County, Missouri.

Performance occurs at Camden Point, Missouri, with a period of performance from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The subaward flows to Platte County Public Water Supply District #2 to replace the aging infrastructure within the system. This is a formula grant to an underserved community.

This award provides funding for necessary infrastructure improvements for platte county public water supply district #2, specifically, the replacement of of a water storage tank which will address the potential for contaminated drinking water and return the system to compliance with SDWA. Activities:the activities include partial demolition, construction and replacement of an aging elevated storage tank within platte county pwsd #2 via subaward.subrecipient:subaward for the district served by the platte CO. #2 pwsd to replace aging infrastructure within the system.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include complete replacement of a water storage tank which has recently put the system out of compliance with the safe drinking water act. The expected outcomes include a return to compliance with the safe drinking water act as well as remove potential for contaminated drinking water which helps ensure human health and safety. The intended beneficiaries include residents and visitors served by the platte county public water supply district #2 within the state of missouri.