Project Grant G009456012

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the California Department of Conservation a $737,333 Formula Grant under the State Underground Water Source Protection program (CFDA 66.433) for fiscal year 2023. The grant will support the recipient's program to protect underground sources of drinking water from endangering injection activities through September 30, 2023. Key deliverables include developing and maintaining inventories of injection systems, databases with compliance...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the California Department of Conservation a $673,333 Formula Grant under the State Underground Water Source Protection program (CFDA #66.433). The grant supports California's implementation of its Underground Injection Control program to ensure underground sources of drinking water are protected from injection activities involving treated wastewater. Key deliverables include developing and maintaining inventories and compliance databases for...

This Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 provides $1,988,264 to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IL DNR) for fiscal year 2022 under the State Underground Water Source Protection (SUWSP) program. The IL DNR will use the funding to implement its program for protecting underground sources of drinking water from endangering injection activities through activities such as maintaining inventories and compliance databases for injection systems,...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Ohio Department of Natural Resources a $228,000 Formula Grant under the State Underground Water Source Protection program (CFDA #66.433) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant will support the department's implementation of Ohio's Underground Injection Control program to protect underground sources of drinking water from endangering injection activities such as treated wastewater disposal wells. Key...

This $149,337 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 supports the Indiana Department of Natural Resources' implementation of the State Underground Water Source Protection program. The grant funds permit review and compliance evaluation activities for 40 Class II underground injection wells, including annual inspections, pressure readings, and approximately 150 mechanical integrity tests. Technical assistance will be provided to permit applicants. Databases tracking...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources received a $213,333 Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 to ensure protection of underground sources of drinking water from injection activities through December 31, 2022. Under the State Underground Water Source Protection program (CFDA #66.433), the department will conduct technical and administrative evaluations of new well permit applicants, perform periodic inspections of Class II and V injection wells, ensure...

This $1,781,791 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 funds the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to implement the State's underground injection control program under the State Underground Water Source Protection federal grant program (CFDA 66.433). Key activities include permitting of conventional Class II injection wells and enhanced recovery projects; inspection of well construction; enforcement of Class II operational requirements; groundwater contamination...

This $173,333 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 supports the Industrial Commission, Oil and Gas Division of North Dakota to implement its State Underground Water Source Protection program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant funds the development and maintenance of inventories and databases to track underground injection systems and compliance information, as well as permitting and enforcement activities. The anticipated outcome is the...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $606,000 Formula Grant to the California Department of Conservation under the State Underground Water Source Protection Program (CFDA 66.433). The purpose of this grant is to support the California Department of Conservation in carrying out its mandated regulatory and oversight activities related to Class II Underground Injection Control (UIC) wells associated with oil and gas operations in the state. The key activities to be...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded the State of Wyoming Oil and Gas Commission $274,667 under the State Underground Water Source Protection Formula Grant program (CFDA 66.433) from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant funds the implementation of Wyoming's program to protect underground sources of drinking water from endangering injection activities through activities such as developing and maintaining inventories of injection systems, compliance databases for...