This agreement includes fiscal year 2025 infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) awards, which includes drinking water state revolving fund general supplemental, clean water state revolving fund…

EPA Region 9 awarded the American Samoa Power Authority $30.706 million on April 1, 2026, under the Environmental Protection Consolidated Grants for Insular Areas program (CFDA 66.600) to fund design and construction of water and wastewater infrastructure improvements in American Samoa through March 31, 2033.

The award funds tank installation and replacement, waterline replacement, sewer lift station rehabilitation and replacement, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system setup for the drinking water system, sewer system extension, and wastewater treatment improvements. The funding includes Fiscal Year 2025 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act awards across the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund General Supplemental, Clean Water State Revolving Fund General Supplemental, Clean Water Emerging Contaminant Funds, Drinking Water Emerging Contaminant Funds, and Lead Service Line Replacement Funds. Of the total award amount, $800,000 is set aside for EPA in-kind support to develop a water and wastewater asset management system. Work is performed in Pago Pago, Eastern District, American Samoa.

The cooperative agreement provides full federal funding. Project priorities are derived from the American Samoa Power Authority's project priority list and may change throughout the performance period based on needs for protecting human health and the environment. The work plan aligns with EPA's strategic plan, statutory and regulatory objectives, and the legislative intent of the Omnibus Territories Act.

This agreement includes fiscal year 2025 infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) awards, which includes drinking water state revolving fund general supplemental, clean water state revolving fund general supplemental, clean water emerging contaminant funds, drinking water emerging contaminant funds, and lead service line replacement funds. The project workplan is targeted to meet the statutory and regulatory objectives, milestones, and goals of EPA's strategic plan, in conjunction with the authority and legislative intent of the omnibus territories act. Planned projects are derived from the american samoa power authority (aspa) project priority list. The specific project priorities may change throughout the period of performance, which are dependent on the needs basis of protecting human health and the environment. This year's award will fund design and construction for tank installation and replacement, waterline replacement, sewer lift station rehabilitation/replacement, setting up supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) for the drinking water system, sewer system extension, and wastewater treatment improvements. This cooperative agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $30,706,273, of which $800,000 is set aside for EPA in-kind support to develop a water and wastewater asset management system. See terms and conditions. Activities:this agreement includes infrastructure investment and jobs act funds for fiscal year 2025. The full detailed workplan is attached and describes the objectives, milestones, and goals that meet the requirements of EPA's strategic plan, statutes, regulations, and is being done with the authority and legislative intent of the omnibus territories act. The proposed projects are taken from the usepa approved asepa project priority list, however, the specific project priorities may change through the years dependent on the need of addressing protection of human health and the environment. The proposed projects will focus on tank installation and improvements, waterline replacement, well and booster station upgrades, setting up SCADA for the satellite water systems, new water treatment systems, and asset management. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the water system improvement projects' primary objectives include replacing old leaking water mains, upgrading undersized mains, improving water treatment and thus reducing public health risks, reducing operations and maintenance costs, improving useful life of assets, and managing water sources for future generations. These projects also aim to reduce non-revenue water, providing metered (billable), reliable, potable drinking water to every customer residing in the american samoa.