This action provides funding in the amount of 8,939,000 to alabama dept of environmental management

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $10,726,800 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) formula grant to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) Permits & Services - Fiscal Branch Division. This grant will capitalize Alabama's Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to provide low-interest financing for planning, design, and construction of eligible drinking water infrastructure projects statewide. Funding will support improvements to drinking water treatment, water distribution, water supply sources, and finished water storage to protect public health and ensure a cleaner, safer potable water supply. The grant will also enable ADEM to deliver technical assistance to small water systems, program administration, and other allowable set-aside activities. The award has an effective date of October 1, 2023 and an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2027.

This agreement provides funding to the state of alabama. Section 1452 of the safe drinking water act (SDWA) authorizes the state to utilize funds to further the health protection objectives of SDWA. This agreement will provide funds to capitalize the recipient's drinking water state revolving fund (DWSRF) to provide low interest financing for costs associated with the planning, design and construction of eligible drinking water improvement projects and activities to protect human health. As part of this agreement, the recipient ensures compliance with federal and state regulations, which are designed to protect public health. The DWSRF will be used for loans and other authorized assistance to public water systems for eligible projects, including improving drinking water treatment, water distribution, improving source of water supply, replacing or constructing finished water storage tanks, and other infrastructure projects needed to protect public health. The recipient may also use some of the funding for specific 'set-asides' to provide technical assistance to small systems, program administration, state program management and other allowable uses. The outcome of this grant will be to capitalize the recipient's DWSRF. The fund can then be used to increase technical, financial and managerial capacity of public water systems, and provide assurance of a cleaner and safer potable water supply by funding improvements to multiple water infrastructure projects. These public health benefits will be statewide.activities:.subrecipient:loan projects.outcomes:.