This $7,640,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program will provide financing for public water systems in Hawaii to plan, design, and construct projects that address emerging contaminants in drinking water, with a focus on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The Hawaii Department of Health, the grant recipient, will use the funds to offer low-interest rate financing to eligible public...
This $7,640,000 Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program provides funding to the Hawaii Department of Health to address emerging contaminants in drinking water, with a focus on projects targeting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The grant will capitalize the state's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program, enabling the department to offer low-interest financing to public water...
This $7,551,000 federal Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program will capitalize the Hawaii Department of Health's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). The primary purpose is to address emerging contaminants in drinking water, with a focus on projects addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The funding will enable the department to increase the technical, financial, and managerial...
This $1,647,000 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program provides full federal funding to the Hawaii Department of Health to capitalize the state's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). The primary purpose of the grant is to address emerging contaminants, which refers to substances, microorganisms, and materials that may pose newly identified risks to human health, aquatic life, or the...
The Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) was awarded a $1,647,000 Formula Grant by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA #66.458) program. The primary purpose of the grant is to provide low-interest financing to numerous subrecipients for eligible costs under Section 603(c) of the Clean Water Act, with a focus on addressing emerging contaminants. Emerging contaminants refer to substances and microorganisms, including manufactured...
This $724,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 provides capitalization funds to the Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) for its Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program. The primary purpose of this grant is to address emerging contaminants, which refer to newly identified substances, microorganisms, or materials that may pose risks to human health, aquatic life, or the environment. The grant funds will enable HDOH to offer low-interest...
This $28,650,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) will provide financing for lead service line replacement projects and associated activities in the state of Hawaii. The Hawaii Department of Health, the grant recipient, will use the funds to offer low-interest loans to eligible public water systems for planning, designing, and constructing lead service line replacement projects. This work...
This $19,588,640 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) formula grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will provide funding to the Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) to capitalize its Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. The primary purpose is to reduce lead in drinking water by supporting projects focused on the identification, planning, design, and replacement of lead service lines. HDOH may also use a portion of the funds for technical assistance to small...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the Hawaii Department of Health $997,999 under the State Public Water System Supervision Formula Grant program (CFDA 66.432) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The award assists Hawaii in developing and implementing a public water system supervision program to enforce national primary drinking water regulations and requirements under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Specific activities funded include establishing state...
This $261,879 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) provides funding to the Hawaii Department of Health to carry out a comprehensive program to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of Hawaii's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. Key activities include near-shore and off-shore surface water chemistry monitoring, continuous...