SEPA Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program: aap-—. Tentative FY2007 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 FY2007 is $99,099,000 Using this amount as a planning target, EPA has computed the FY2007 'Tentative" (or Target) allotments for all eligible states and territories Those targets are being released so that planning can begin on the FY2007 programs Background Beginning in FY 1976, 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 PWSS programs The funds are to be used to develop and implement a PWSS program adequate to enforce the requirements of 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 tnbe treated as a state, that have been delegated primary enforcement responsibility for the PWSS 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 tnbe 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 Census statistics, 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%), and 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 one 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 (40 CFR 35 673) 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 FY2007 The amount of funding requested in the federal budget for FY2007 is $99,099,000 From this amount, EPA would set-aside $6,378,200 (6 44%) to support PWSS program activities on tribal lands, including a grant to the Navajo Nation The remaining $92,720,800 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 FY2007 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/grants/ Office of Water (4606M) EPA April 2006 www epa gov/safewater ------- Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program FY2007 Tentative (Target) Grant Allotments Alabama $875,600 Alaska $2,256,900 American Samoa $123,200 Arizona $1,369,800 Arkansas $918,800 California $6,108,400 Colorado $1,403,000 Connecticut $1,353,200 Delaware $542,800 District of Columbia * $358,700 Florida $3,722,500 Georgia $2,141,600 Guam $124,000 Hawaii $461,300 Idaho $1,155,100 Illinois $2,997,600 Indiana $1,974,000 Iowa $1,348,100 Kansas $1,082,800 Kentucky $783,700 Louisiana $1,360,400 Maine $921,400 Maryland $1,528,600 Massachusetts $1,119,700 Michigan $4,226,600 Minnesota $2,456,800 Mississippi $1,216,900 Missouri $1,897,900 Montana $1,210,900 Nebraska $959,700 Nevada $790,300 New Hampshire $1,126,800 New Jersey $1,949,700 New Mexico $1,037,200 New York $4,704,900 North Carolina $3,200,500 North Dakota $645,900 Northern Mariana Islands $168,000 Ohio $2,855,900 Oklahoma $1,331,200 Oregon $1,544,200 Pennsylvania $4,122,100 Puerto Rico $743,400 Rhode Island $485,200 South Carolina $1,025,400 South Dakota $707,400 Tennessee $1,062,900 Texas $5,929,400 Utah $835,600 Vermont $758,300 Virgin Islands $226,500 Virginia $2,058,300 Washington $2,594,600 West Virginia $814,400 Wisconsin $3,287,900 Wyoming * $714,800 Tribal Support Programs ** $6,378,200 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 for the PWSS Program ------- |