As part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, to confront PFAS pollution the Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities grant program was created for states to provide grants to public water systems in small or disadvantaged communities to address emerging contaminants, including PFAS.
EPA is making available $1 billion in FY2022 and in FY2023, and a total of $5 billion for fiscal years 2022-2026 in grant funding, to help communities that are on the frontlines of PFAS contamination to reduce PFAS in drinking water in communities facing disproportionate impacts.
Below is a list of the state agencies and EPA regional contacts under this grant.
EPA Region ContactStateState AgencyState EC ProgramEPA Region 1Michelle Jenksjenks.michelle@epa.gov ConnecticutConnecticut Department of Public Health (CTDPH)CTDPH Environmental Health & Drinking Water (EHDW)MaineMaine Center for Disease Control and PreventionMaine Drinking Water ProgramMassachusettsMassachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Rhode IslandRhode Island Department of Health Rhode Island Infrastructure BankVermontVermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VDEC)Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection DivisionEPA Region 2Pinky Liauliau.pinky@epa.gov New JerseyNew Jersey Department of Environmental Protection New YorkNew York State Department of HealthBureau of Water Supply ProtectionPuerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of Health Virgin IslandsDepartment of Planning and Natural ResourcesDivision of Environmental ProtectionEPA Region 3 DelawareDelaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS)DHSS Divison of Public HealthMarylandMaryland Department of the Environment Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP)
Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority
PA DEP – Office of Water ProgramsVirginiaVirginia Department of HealthOffice of Drinking WaterWest VirginiaWest Virginia Department of Environmental ProtectionDepartment of Water and Waste Management State Revolving FundDistrict of ColumbiaDistrict Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) EPA Region 4Janine Morrismorris.janine@epa.gov AlabamaAlabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) FloridaFlorida Department of Environmental Protection Division of Water Resource ManagementGeorgiaGeorgia Environmental Finance AuthorityWater Resources DivisionKentuckyKentucky Energy and Environment CabinetDepartment for Environmental Protection, Divison of WaterMississippiMississippi State Department of Health North CarolinaNorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)Division of Water InfrastructureSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control TennesseeTennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
EPA Region 5Patrick Gilvarygilvary.patrick@epa.gov
Matison Nevisnevis.matison@epa.gov
IllinoisIllinois Environmental Protection Agency IndianaIndiana Finance Authority MichiganMichigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) MinnesotaMinnesota Department of Health OhioOhio Environmental Protection Agency WisconsinWisconsin Department of Natural Resources
EPA Region 6Chloe Adelmannadelmann.chloe@epa.gov
Victor Garcia garcia.victor@epa.gov
Arkansas Arkansas Department of AgricultureNatural Resource DivisionLouisianaLouisiana Division of AdministrationOffice of Community Development- Local Government AssistanceNew MexicoNew Mexico Environment Department OklahomaOklahoma Department of Environmental Quality TexasTexas Water Development Board EPA Region 7Jena Adkissonadkisson.jena@epa.gov IowaIowa Department of Natural Resources KansasKansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)KDHE Bureau of Water- Public Water Supply MissouriMissouri Department of Natural Resources NebraskaNebraska Department of Environment and Energy
EPA Region 8
Rainie Devaneydevaney.rainie@epa.gov
ColoradoColorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)CDPHE Water Quality Control DivisionMontanaMontana Department of Natural Resources and ConservationMontana Department of Environmental QualityNorth DakotaDepartment of Environmental Quality (DEQ) South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources UtahUtah Division of Drinking Water WyomingWyoming Office of State Lands and Investment EPA Region 9Daria Evans-Walkerevans-walker.daria@epa.gov ArizonaWater Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (WIFA) CaliforniaCalifornia State Water Resources Control Board HawaiiHawaii State Department of Health (HDOH) NevadaNevada Division of Environmental Protection GuamGuam Environmental Protection Agency Northern Mariana IslandsCommonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality American SamoaAmerican Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA)
EPA Region 10
Catelyn JonesJones.Catelyn@epa.gov
AlaskaAlaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC)ADEC Department of WaterIdahoIdaho Department of Environmental QualityWater Quality DivisionOregonOregon Health Authority Drinking Water Services WashingtonWashington State Department of Health
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