This agreement funds a capitalization grant for the recipient's clean water state revolving fund program with a primary purpose to address emerging contaminants

EPA Region 8 awarded the State of Utah Department of Environmental Quality $1.121 million on March 10, 2026, under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) formula grant program to capitalize Utah's Clean Water State Revolving Fund with primary emphasis on addressing emerging contaminants.

The award funds low-interest financing extended by the state to multiple sub-recipients for planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects under Section 603(c) of the Clean Water Act. Emerging contaminants targeted include substances and microorganisms—such as those found in personal care products, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, pesticides, and microplastics—known or anticipated to pose risks to human health, aquatic life, or the environment. The anticipated outcomes include improved and protected water quality, with intended beneficiaries including citizens throughout Utah.

Period of performance runs from March 10, 2026, through March 9, 2029. Place of performance is Utah. The assistance type is a formula grant, a capitalization mechanism that establishes a revolving fund enabling the state to provide long-term financing for water quality infrastructure and management activities.

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:the recipients of these funds will provide low interest financing to numerous subrecipients for costs eligible under section 603(c) of the clean water act, with the primary purpose of addressing emerging contaminants.subrecipient:the activities are to provide low interest financing to numerous subrecipients for costs associated with the planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects to further the goals of the clean water act and address eligible emerging contaminants.outcomes:anticipated deliverables include financing planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects. The expected outcomes are to improve and protect water quality with an emphasis on emerging contaminants. The intended beneficiaries include citizens throughout the state.