Maine DWP Update: New Financial Resources - PFAS

Maine Department of Health & Human Services sent this bulletin at 06/15/2023 07:46 AM EDT

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New Financial Resources to Help Address PFAS Contamination Issues

The Drinking Water Program (DWP) is pleased to announce a new series of grants aimed at helping public water systems (PWS) address PFAS contamination issues in their water. These new DWP grants are designed to provide funding for water systems to do things such as add treatment to address PFAS contamination, find a new source, or identify best available treatment. A grant is also available for community water systems to extend their distribution system to private wells containing PFAS. 

Grants to resolve PFAS contamination:

  • Small Public Water System Emerging Contaminant Grant – Grants to small Community or Non-Transient, Non-Community public water systems to address PFAS contamination issues.
  • Emerging Contaminant Grant (Larger Systems) – Grants to Community or Non-Transient, Non-Community public water systems to address PFAS contamination issues.

Grants for planning and pilot studies for PFAS contamination:  

  • Very Small System Emerging Contaminant Planning Grant – Grants to very small Community or Non-Transient, Non-Community public water systems to study and assess PFAS contamination issues.
  • Emerging Contaminant Planning Grant – Grants to Community public water systems to study and assess PFAS contamination issues.

Grant for community PWS to address private wells with PFAS:

  • Water Main Extension to Private Wells Containing PFAS – Grants to Community public water systems for extending distribution areas to homes with PFAS-contaminated wells.

Please note: The application window for Emerging Contaminant Planning and Water Main Extension grants closes September 29, 2023.

 Click here to learn more or to apply.

 

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