816F08034 Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program: ~ Tentative FY2009 PWSS Grant Allotment Targets Summary EPA awards annual grants to eligible states, territories, and Indian tribes to assist them in carrying out their Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) programs. The amount of funding requested in the federal budget for FY2009 is $99,100,000. Using this amount as a planning target, EPA has computed the FY2009 Tentative (or Target) allotments for all eligible States and Territories. Those targets are being released so that planning can begin on the FY2009 programs. Background Beginning in FY1976 EPA has received an appropriation under section 1443(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to assist states, territories, and tribes in carrying out their Public Water System Supervision programs. The funds are to be used to develop and implement a PWSS program adequate to enforce the requirements of the SDWA and ensure that water systems comply with the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations listed in 40 CFR 141. Designated state agencies in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or an individual Indian tribe treated as a state, that have been delegated Primary Enforcement Responsibility for the Public Water System Supervision Program are eligible to receive grants. Currently, all states and territories have been delegated authority, with the exception of Wyoming and the District of Columbia (neither of which has sought delegation). The Navajo Nation is the only Indian tribe to have sought and received program authority. EPA is responsible for the PWSS program in any jurisdiction that has not been delegated program authority. Method of Allotment Funds appropriated each year are allotted, by formula, on the basis of state population (20%) as contained in the most currently available Statistical Abstract; state geographical area (10%) as contained in the most currently available Statistical Abstract; the number of community and non-transient non-community water systems in the state (56%) and the number of transient non-community water systems in the state (14%); all water system inventories being provided by the states to EPA's Federal database SDWIS/FED. No state except American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands may be allotted less than 1 percent of the FY89 appropriation and no entity's allotment shall be less than 95 percent of its prior year allotment. Up to seven percent of the national total available grant funds are set-aside for Indian land activities in accordance with EPA Grant Regulations (40CFR35.673). The formula factors of population and geographical area are statutory (SDWA §1443(a)). The other factors, and all of the weightings, are Agency imposed. Federal assistance is limited to 75 percent of eligible costs, not to exceed the state allotment. Tentative (Target) Allotments for FY2009 The amount of funding requested in the federal budget for FY2009 is $99,100,000. From this amount, EPA would set-aside $6,378,300 (6.44%) to support PWSS program activities on tribal lands, including a grant to the Navajo Nation. The remaining $92,721,700 would be allotted to states and territories. A complete list of the formula allotments is provided on the reverse side of this page. These Tentative allotments serve as planning targets for States and Territories - to assist them with planning and developing their PWSS programs for FY2009. How to Get Additional Information Information about the Public Water System Program including state grant allotments, can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/pws/pwsgrant.html Office of Water (4606M) EPA?'y0-3 June 2008 www.epa.gov/safewater ------- Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program FY2009 Tentative (Target) Grant Allotments Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia * Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana $872,700 $2,283,200 $123,600 $1,407,400 $919,900 $6,040,100 $1,434,300 $1,325,300 $538,600 $360,100 $3,668,700 $2,187,500 $123,400 $460,000 $1,163,100 $2,990,400 $1,968,900 $1,351,400 $1,084,000 $777,100 $1,324,000 $919,100 $1,516,700 $1,140,500 $4,196,800 $2,460,000 $1,209,900 $1,923,800 $1,247,200 Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming * Tribal Support Programs ** $957,700 $790,500 $1,151,100 $1,890,600 $1,044,300 $4,670,600 $3,150,700 $651,200 $156,200 $2,794,400 $1,332,400 $1,558,600 $4,143,900 $731,200 $486,200 $1,026,800 $707,400 $1,002,100 $6,127,400 $838,400 $767,000 $224,800 $2,043,200 $2,627,000 $793,500 $3,309,200 $722,500 $6,378,300 „. Have not applied for primary enforcement authority (Primacy) for the PWSS program and, therefore, are not eligible for a PWSS grant. „.„, Tribal Program Support funds include a Primacy grant allotment for the Navajo Nation, which is the only Tribe that currently has primary enforcement responsibility f<3r'the PWSS Program ------- |