UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460 OFFIC IAL BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE $300 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EPA-335 A 5ISU-Environmental News Niles (202) 755-0 344. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1976 EPA GRANT AWARDS TOTAL $297.7 MILLION IN SEPTEMBER The Environmental Protection Agency today announced that the Agency awarded 980 grants totaling $297,696,000 during the month of September. The September awards bring to 9,140 the number, of grants made during the 15-month fiscal year ending September 30, and the total dollars awarded to $5,334,426,000. Awards to State and local jurisdictions accounted for $272,659,000 of the September award dollars, and,704 of the . month's 980 grants. Of these, 462 grants totaling $242,358,000 were for constructing or improving sewage treatment facilities. Other State and local awards included: 87 air pollution control awards for $17,743,000; 34 pesticides accident and safety manpower development programs—$1,980,000; 30 water supply grants--$347,000; 29 State and local manpower develop- ment grants—$289,000; 20 consolidated grants—$5,570,000; 19 water pollution control State and interstate program grants— $3,179,000; 10 State and local research grants—$370,000; six solid waste planning grants—$290,000; four water pollution control areawide waste treatment management planning—'$61,000; two State and local demonstration grants—$40,000 and one Great Lakes pollution control grant for $432,000. In EPA1s Research Program, 207 grants totaling $21,135,000 were awarded in September. Of these, 153 were for water pollu- tion control projects with award dollars amounting to $11,472,000; (more) Return this sheet if you do NOT wish to receive this material ~, or if change of address is needed ~ (indicate change, including zip code). EPA FORM >510-1 (REV. 8-72) R-309 ------- -2- 4,9 were comprehensive grants for $5,885r000 , and 39 were air pollution control grants for $2,874,000. The largest single grant was to the University of Rhode Island for $985,000 to design, develop,.and operate a facility for the experimental analysis of coastal marine ecosystems. The second largest award was to the University of Pennsylvania for $782,564 to test and compare techniques for performing a retrospective epidemiolqgic study of individuals as a means of investigating.the effects of drinking water contaminants on cancer generation and mortality. Seventeen demonstration grants totaling $2,610,000 were made during September, 15 of them for water pollution control. The largest demonstration grant was to Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Indiana for $429,304 to demonstrate restoration of a 122-acre eutrophic lake in Noble County, Indiana by removing agricultural nutrients (phosphates) from the water flowing into the lake and the removal or inactivation of phosphates remaining in the lake. EPA's September awards also included 52 manpower and training awards for $1,292,000. EPA awarded 462 construction grants during the month of September, 48 of which were awards of $1 million or more. The largest was to the City of Jacksonville, Florida for $22,047,733 to construct a new million-gallon-a-day sewage treatment plant including outfall, interceptors, and pumping station. Other large awards were: $13,430,100 to Hamilton County at Cincinnati, Ohio to build a secondary treatment facility and make modifications to the existing primary plant; $11,678,- 000 to the Department of Public Works in Anne Arundel County at Annapolis, Maryland to expand Cox Creek sewage treatment plant from secondary treatment to tertiary. # # # R-309 ------- |