Guam Environmental Protection Agency

The Guam Environmental Protection Agency (Guam EPA) is a territorial environmental regulatory agency responsible for protecting Guam's natural resources and public health. Registered in SAM.gov since 2004, the organization operates as a not-for-profit entity that provides comprehensive environmental management and technical services to federal agencies. As the primary environmental regulatory body for Guam, Guam EPA plays a critical role in monitoring, reviewing, and supporting environmental protection initiatives across multiple environmental media, working closely with both civilian and defense-related federal agencies.

Guam EPA has received significant federal grant awards that support a wide range of environmental management and restoration programs. Its most substantial recent award is a $23,457,167 cooperative agreement from EPA Region 9, which funds comprehensive environmental management activities including safe drinking water program enforcement, water quality monitoring, watershed management, brownfields program development, pesticide program responsibilities, and environmental education. Additionally, Guam EPA has received multiple cooperative agreements from the U.S. Department of the Army's Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, totaling approximately $126,200, specifically focused on environmental restoration programs and technical services for military sites and ranges. These grants cover critical functions such as environmental review, monitoring, technical assistance for cleanup efforts, implementation of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) programs, air quality management, toxic waste management, and underground storage tank oversight. The agency's work aims to provide potable drinking water, maintain clean beaches, protect marine ecosystems, and manage environmental compliance across air, water, and land resources for Guam's population.