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On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 (Recovery Act). EPA manages over $7 billion in projects and programs that will invest
in environmental protection and provide long-term economic benefits to aide recovery efforts
across the nation. EPA's total Recovery Act funds will be awarded as follows:
(1) Clean Water State Revolving Funds ($4B);
(2) Drinking Water SRF Funds ($2B);
(3) Brownfields Funds ($100M);
(4) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Funds ($300M);
(5) Leaking Underground Storage Tanks Funds ($200M);
(6) Superfund Remediation Funds ($600M)
EPA has obligated over $88 million in Recovery Act Funds to Arizona, including:
* The City of Phoenix will receive $829,697 million to reduce diesel emissions by
retrofitting and replacing city-owned equipment. The City will retrofit 45 pieces of
equipment with diesel particulate filters or diesel oxidation catalysts, and replace an
aging garbage hauler. The retro-fitted vehicles will run on ultra-low sulfur diesel.
* Several Arizona Tribes will receive Recovery funds to improve access to water services.
o Hualapai Tribe will use $260,400 to upgrade its drinking water system
o The Hopi Tribe will use $1,353,530 for wastewater and drinking water projects
o San Carlos Apache Tribe will use $1,140,000 to improve drinking water systems
o White Mountain Apache Tribe will undertake three projects improving wastewater
and drinking water systems using $2,321,150
o Yavapai-Apache Nation will use $321,900 to improve arsenic treatment for its
drinking water system
o Tohono O'odham Nation will use $1,929,010 for five water projects
o Ak-Chin Indian Community will use $615,770 to improve wastewater treatment
o Quechan Tribe will use $340,630 to upgrade sewer lines
* Arizona will receive Recovery funding for brownfields projects to help revitalize
abandoned and contaminated properties and return them to productive reuse.
o The City of Flagstaff is receiving $126,900 for work at the Route 66 Creosote Pit
Cleanup and Redevelopment project.
o South Tucson is receiving $400,000 to conduct site assessments at properties with
potential contamination.
* Recovery funds have been awarded to the state of Arizona to support sustainable water
and energy-efficient drinking water and wastewater systems. The Arizona Clean Water
State Revolving Fund program will receive $26.4 million, the Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund program will receive $55.3 million and $267,400 in Recovery Act funds
for Water Quality Management Planning (WQMP) in Arizona has been awarded.
* The U.S. EPA announced a cooperative agreement with the Arizona Department of
Environmental Quality for the distribution of Recovery funds totaling more than
$3,219,000 for assessment and cleanup of underground storage tank leaks.
* The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality will receive $1.73 million in Recovery
funds to support clean diesel projects and loan programs.
www.epa.gov/recovery
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