Federal Grant Award Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded the State of California Water Resources Control Board a formula grant of $12.17 million under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support program (CFDA 66.419) effective July 1, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2030. This award supports California's comprehensive water quality protection and pollution control program, which maintains, protects, and improves water quality across the state's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. The grant funds key regulatory and monitoring activities including water quality standards development, basin planning, the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP), Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) development, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issuance, NPDES compliance and enforcement, and data management and quality assurance.

The anticipated deliverables include statewide TMDL plans, water quality monitoring reports, an integrated report on impaired waterbodies, water quality standards and triennial review documentation, NPDES permits, and state enforcement actions. These products directly support environmental restoration and protection activities that benefit California residents, interstate water users, and federally recognized tribes affected by California's water quality conditions. The award contains no subawards and represents partial federal funding of the state's broader water quality management initiative.