This agreement provides a capitalization grant, funded by the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (PL 117-58), for the recipient's drinking water state revolving fund program (dwsrf)

This $7,690,000 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program provides capitalization funding to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) to support its Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program.

The grant funding will be used by NHDES to offer low-interest financing to eligible public water systems for planning, designing, and constructing infrastructure projects that address emerging contaminants in drinking water, with a focus on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). NHDES may also utilize a portion of the funds for set-aside activities, including providing technical assistance to small water systems, operator certification, and source water protection efforts. Sub-awards will be provided to the NHDES Wetlands Bureau to conduct water source sampling, treatment system assessments, and public records disclosure related to these drinking water improvement initiatives. The overall anticipated outcome is enhanced public health protection through drinking water infrastructure upgrades across the state of New Hampshire.

These funds are for dwsrf-eligible projects that address emerging contaminants in drinking water with a focus on projects addressing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The award furthers the public health protection objectives of the safe drinking water act (sdwa).activities:the recipient of these funds will provide low interest rate financing to eligible public water systems for the costs associated with the planning, design, and construction of eligible drinking water improvement projects. The recipient may also use some of the funding for specific set-asides, including but not limited to providing technical assistance to small systems, for operator certification activities, and source water protection activities. Subrecipient:NH DES will be developing contracts to sample of sources of water for public water systems for the 29 analytes that are included in EPA's PFAS drinking water analytical method, assess the treatment systems for public water systems using surface water as a source of drinking water to determine if the existing treatment system utilizes processes that remove cyanotoxins from drinking water, and to prepare records of public water systems for disclosure under the federal and state right-to-know law.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include financing, planning, design, and construction of eligible emerging contaminant-focused, public health-related projects. Deliverables will also be used to increase the technical, managerial, and financial capacity of public water systems. The expected outcome is public health protection. The intended beneficiaries include citizens throughout the state.