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

Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded $1.043 million to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality on May 6, 2026, as a capitalization grant under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) with a primary purpose of addressing emerging contaminants.

The recipient will deploy these funds to capitalize the state SRF program, providing low-interest financing to sub-recipients for wastewater treatment infrastructure improvements, water quality management activities, and projects addressing emerging contaminants—including pharmaceuticals, personal care products, industrial chemicals, pesticides, and microplastics. The SRF will finance planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects for communities throughout North Dakota. Sub-recipients include municipalities, water districts, and other community entities eligible under Section 603(c) of the Clean Water Act.

Period of performance runs through April 30, 2033. Place of performance is North Dakota.

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:this grant agreement capitalizes the state SRF program, allowing the state SRF program to make loans (SUBAWARDS) to communities for infrastructure improvements.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.