This $2,636,600 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program provides funding to the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) to evaluate the condition of the sanitary sewer collection system and develop recommendations and cost estimates for the repair, rehabilitation, and/or replacement of system components. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: 1) Completing a Sanitary Sewer...
This $2,425,400 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program provides funding to the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) to improve wastewater sanitation services for federally recognized Indian tribes and Alaskan Native villages. The grant supports NTUA in evaluating the condition of the sanitary sewer collection system, developing recommendations and cost estimates for the repair, rehabilitation,...
This $1,380,720 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program (CFDA #66.458) will support planning, design, and construction of a new wastewater treatment plant in Tuba City, Arizona. The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority will receive the full award amount between October 2021 through September 2026 to reduce nutrients and other pollutants discharged on the Navajo Nation by developing new wastewater infrastructure. The...
This $120,000 formula grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 provides funding to the Navajo Nation Tribal Government to carry out its Water Pollution Control Program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. The program aims to maintain, protect, and improve water quality on Navajo Nation lands through activities such as closure of an abandoned artesian well. This supports the goals of the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support...
This $1,014,670 Formula Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program provides funding to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community to implement activities that assist public water systems serving tribes to comply with drinking water regulations or further the health protection objectives of the Safe Drinking Water Act. The key activities include: 1) Identifying and categorizing all service lines in the water...
This $250,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program will fund the Navajo Nation's Operator Certification Program. The program ensures water operators are certified to the required level for the public water systems they operate and maintain, providing training, examinations, and technical assistance. The funding will support administration of the operator certification and capacity development...
This $131,932 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the State Underground Water Source Protection program (CFDA 66.433) provides funding to the Navajo Nation Tribal Government to support its Navajo UIC program. The grant will enable the Navajo Nation to implement a range of activities to protect underground sources of drinking water from endangering injection activities, including: developing and maintaining inventories of injection systems; managing...
This $115,502 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the State Underground Water Source Protection program (CFDA 66.433) will provide financial assistance to the Navajo Nation Tribal Government for the implementation of its Underground Injection Control (UIC) program. The funding will support the Navajo Nation's oversight of Class II injection wells used for oil and natural gas production activities, with the goal of protecting underground sources of...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $272,005 Formula Grant under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program to the Tule River Indian Tribal Council. The funding will support the investigation of the presence of emerging contaminants, including cyanotoxins and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in the tribe's wastewater treatment system and surface water. The key activities include procuring supplies for sampling and lab analysis, conducting sampling, and...
This $13,396,800 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program funds a capitalization grant for the State of New Mexico's Clean Water State Revolving Fund program. The grant supports low-interest financing and subsidy grants for eligible water quality improvement and protection projects. Key deliverables include planning, design, and construction of projects such as wastewater treatment facility...