UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460 OFFICIAL BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE $300 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER A SiSEnvironmental News Niles (202) 755-0344 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1976 EPA AWARDS $293 MILLION IN GRANTS DURING MARCH The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it had awarded 599 grants totaling $292,956,000 during the month, of March. The March awards raised the number of grants made during the first nine months of the current fiscal year to 4,519 and the total dollars awarded to $2,488,26 3,000. This represents an increase of 1,354 awards (43 percent) and $819,910,000 award dollars (49 percent) over fiscal year 19 75 figures for the same period... Dollars awarded to State and local areas accounted for $288,9 22,000 of the March award dollars and 529 of the total number grants made. Of "these, 466 grants totaling $282,479,- 000 were for the construction or improvement of sewage treat- ment facilities. Other awards to State and local areas included 24 for the Public Water System Supervision Program and the Safe Drinking Water Development Program totaling $584,000; 17 for air pollution control for $2,46 7,000; five for the pesticides accident and safety program for $337,000; five for State and local research grants totaling $155,000; five for State and local manpower development awards for $67,000; three water pollution control State and interstate programs for $281,000; two consolidated grants for $1,722; a Great Lakes pollution grant for $645,000 and a solid waste planning grant for $85,000. (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). POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EP A-335 EPA FORM 1510*1 (REV. 8-72) R-152 ------- -2- Forty-nine research grants totaling $2,965,000 were awarded in March. The larges^t single award made was to the University of California at Berkeley for $331,344 to develop and demonstrate a low-cost coolant blowdown renovation recycle system for existing power plants, and provide data for a signi- ficant further cost reduction wjien applied in the design of future power plants, wheirein a part of the conventional con- denser capacity is replaced by a vertical tube evaporator- condenser. The second largest award made was a grant of $274,326 to the University of Cincinnati, Ohio for an epidemiological- serological study of infection rates in sewer maintenance workers as compared to a control group consisting of road maintenance workers. Six demonstration grants totaling $955,000 were made during March. The largest of these was an award of $700,000 to San Diego County, California to demonstrate that the pro- posed integrated recovery process offers a superior technical, economic, and ecological method for disposing of 200 tons per day of municipal solid waste from the cities of Escondido and San Marcos, California. The March awards also included 15 manpower development and training awards for $214,000. Ten of these were for' water pollution control training. Among the March grants for constructing or improving sewage treatment facilities, 38 were either new or increase awards of $1 million or more. The single largest construction grant made in March was an award of $24,305,550 to the City of Sioux City, Iowa for expansion of the existing plant. Of awards exceeding $15 million, the largest were: $20,331,750 to the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District for the construction of plant, interceptor and out- fall; $20,004,732 to the Trinity River Authority, Arlington, Texas for construction of interceptor extensions and enlarge- ment to lift stations and plant; $17,472,225 to Medina County, Ohio for construction of a treatment works. # # # US EPA R-152 Headquarters and Chemies! Libraries ERA West BSdg Room 3340 Maiicode 3404T 1301 Constitution Ave NW Washington DC ^004 202-566-0556 ------- |