This agreement provides funding to the navajo tribal utility authority under the safe drinking water act (sdwa): section 1452 and infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (PL 117-58)

The purpose of this agreement is to implement projects and activities that assist public water systems serving tribes to comply with national primary drinking water regulations (npdwrs) or otherwise further the health protection objectives of the sdwa. Specifically, the recipient will construct a water treatment facility to serve the aneth community. The treatment facility is needed for the removal of arsenic and manganese from groundwater sources that serve the community. This agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $4,528,000. Pre-award costs are approved back to 2/1/25. Refer to terms and conditions. Activities:the activities support a range of construction project activities, which include; construction contract solicitation, selection and award of a construction contract, construction oversight, and project close-out activities. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include the construction of a new water treatment facility at well 2 with a capacity to treat 185 GPM. The facility will include the construction of a 12-FT x 20-FT CMU filtration building at well 2 to house two pressure vessel filters and the construction of a 12-FT x 28-FT CMU backwash building at well 2 to house two 2,300-gallon backwash tanks. The expected outcomes include the removal of arsenic and manganese contamination from source water provided by aneth wells #1 and #2. Drinking water that meets the requirements of the national primary drinking water regulations and consistent with the drinking water regulations adopted by the navajo nation. The intended beneficiaries include the delivery of safe drinking water to the aneth community, and the return to compliance for the ntua owned aneth public water system.