This $1,142,900 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program provides funding to the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to capitalize its Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. The grant emphasizes lead service line replacement and associated activities including identification, planning, design, and replacement of lead service lines statewide. The grant funds will also support the development or updating...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded the Oregon Health Authority $11.064 million under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Formula Grant program (CFDA 66.468) from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The grant will capitalize Oregon's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to provide low-interest financing to public water systems for drinking water infrastructure improvement projects that protect public health. Eligible projects include improving drinking water...
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) received a $26 million Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program. OHA will use the funding to capitalize Oregon's Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund through June 2026. The majority of funds will be provided as low-interest loans and other assistance to public water systems for eligible drinking water infrastructure projects. This includes improving treatment facilities, replacing...
This $9,940,000 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on October 1, 2023 under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program provides funding to the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to capitalize its 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). OHA may use the funds for eligible set-aside...
This $8,913,600 Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) will capitalize the Oregon Health Authority's (OHA) Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. The OHA will use the funds to provide low-interest financing for planning, design, and construction of eligible drinking water infrastructure projects that protect public health. Activities include improving drinking water treatment, distribution systems, water supply...
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has been awarded a $11,560,000 Formula Grant under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program, CFDA 66.468, administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The purpose of this grant is to capitalize OHA's DWSRF program to address emerging contaminants in drinking water, with a focus on projects addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Key activities under this grant include initial sampling, installation of granular...
This $2.45 million Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency supports the Oregon Health Authority's implementation of the State Public Water System Supervision program for fiscal year 2022. The funding enables Oregon to develop and enforce drinking water regulations no less stringent than federal standards under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Specific activities include maintaining an inventory of drinking water systems, managing information on public water systems, ensuring public...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded a $15.7 million Formula Grant to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program. The grant will provide additional capital for Oregon's Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund through June 2024. This fund offers low-interest loans to projects that address the state's priority water quality needs per its ranking criteria. Activities to be supported include designing and constructing new...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,065,917 Formula Grant under the State Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program (CFDA 66.432) to the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to develop and implement a comprehensive public water system supervision program. The grant supports OHA's activities to enforce the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations and the Safe Drinking Water Act, including: Compliance determinations and reporting through the Safe Drinking Water Information...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded the Oregon Health Authority $534,000 under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The funding will support drinking water infrastructure projects for small, underserved, and disadvantaged communities in Oregon to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act. Specifically, approximately...