Agency
US
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Description
The
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting applications from
eligible applicants to provide training to develop and expand the capability of
state and tribal
Underground
Injection Control (UIC) and Source Water Protection (SWP) programs. In their
applications, applicants should describe their proposed approach to providing
training that will achieve these objectives. The project elements described
below provide detail on roles and responsibilities that are important in
improving the capability of states and tribes to protect drinking water sources
and public health. The description below does not attempt to be comprehensive.
Applicants are encouraged to identify additional project elements in their
applications that may not be included in the announcement, and that may
contribute to overall project success.
It
is anticipated that the successful applicant will identify one or two emerging
and/or high priority issues for both the UIC and SWP programs per year for each
year of the three-year project period. The emerging and/or high priority issues
should reflect input from state and tribal agencies involved in implementation
of the UIC and SWP programs to inform national policy. Examples of emerging
and/or high priority issues for the UIC program include, but are not limited to
the items listed below.
•
Class
II disposal wells and induced seismicity.
•
Class
V wells such as aquifer storage and recovery wells.
•
Class
VI wells.
•
UIC
training module development.
•
UIC
Data Application utilization.
•
Identification
of challenges and tools to protect and promote protection of sources of drinking
water.
Examples
of SWP program emerging and/or high priority issues include, but are not limited
to the items listed below.
•
Fostering
state actions to promote updating source water assessments and implementation
plans.
•
Coordinating
efforts across states to utilize funding sources, such as Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund (DWSRF) set-asides.
•
Enlisting
state drinking water program leadership to prioritize source water protection
into state drinking water programs. In addition, coordinating efforts across
Clean Water Act programs, including non-point sources.
•
Assisting
states in tracking and reporting their progress towards strategic
targets.
Announcement
Number:
EPA-OW-OGWDW-19-02
Closing
Date:
September
13,
2019
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=318999
Contact
Information
Suzanne
Kelly
202-564-0684
Kelly.Suzanne@epa.gov