Implement a program to provide drinking water program assistance to underserved, small and disadvantaged communities

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 awarded a $370,000 Formula Grant under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442) to the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy on May 14, 2022. The grant will fund projects to address drinking water quality issues in the Village of Martinsburg, Nebraska through May 14, 2024. Specifically, the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy will carry out activities including the installation of an above-ground blending well, water main installation, and rehabilitation of two existing wells. This work will help the Village of Martinsburg maintain compliance with federal standards for uranium and nitrates in drinking water as well as prevent microbial contaminants from entering its public water supply. As subrecipient, the City of Martinsburg will address the above ground activities and blending well, transmission line, and rehabilitation of two existing wells.

Description

The purpose of this grant is to implement a program to provide drinking water program assistance to underserved, small and disadvantaged communities. Funds are to carry out projects and activities needed for public water systems to comply with the safe drinking water act, programs to provide household water quality testing, and activities for a state to respond to a drinking water contaminants. Activities: this project will address the above ground activities for the blending well, water main installation and rehabilitation of two existing wells. Outcomes: ndee will provide the following deliverables: quarterly progress reports and final report outcomes: the village of martinsburg will be in compliance with federal and state statutes for the uranium mass maximum contaminant level, maintain compliance with the nitrate drinking water standard, and the prevention of microbiological contaminants from entering their public water supply. Beneficiaries: the city of martinsburg, nebraska community subrecipient: the subrecipient will be addressing the above ground activities and blending well, transmission line and rehabilitation of two existing wells in order to bring them back into state and federal compliance.