This agreement provides funding to swinomish indian tribal community to assist underserved and small or disadvantaged communities with increasing drinking water system resilience to natural…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 awarded $600,000 to the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community under the Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program (CFDA 66.448) on June 1, 2025. The award supports planning and design activities for an Integrated Water Resources Management Plan that coordinates management of water supply, wastewater, source water, and stormwater systems. This effort is intended to strengthen the drinking water system's resilience to natural hazards affecting the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, a disadvantaged tribal community in Washington State.

The project will deliver improved resiliency planning and preparedness capabilities, increased water conservation and efficiency measures, and enhanced long-term drinking water infrastructure improvements. Expected outcomes include a comprehensive drinking water program that increases system resilience to natural hazards while improving public health and environmental protection for tribal members. The award is scheduled for completion by April 30, 2028, with no subawards identified for this assistance agreement.

This agreement provides funding to swinomish indian tribal community to assist underserved and small or disadvantaged communities with increasing drinking water system resilience to natural hazards.activities:the activities include planning and design for a integrated water resources management plan that supports a coordinated approach to managing water supply, wastewater, source water, and stormwater. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include improved resiliency planning and preparedness, an increased number of customers through drinking water conservation measures, increased water efficiency, and improved public health and environmental protection through long-term drinking water improvements. The expected outcomes include maintenance of a drinking water program that increases the resilience of drinking water systems to natural hazards. The intended beneficiaries include members of the swinomish indian tribal community, a disadvantaged tribal community.