2020 Wellhead Protection (WHP) Program Grant Application for Type 1 Public Water Supply Systems (PWSS)

2020 Wellhead Protection (WHP) Program Grant Application for Type 1 Public Water Supply Systems (PWSS)

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division (DWEHD), has released the WHP Program grant application for 2020.

Michigan’s WHP Program grants are a 50 percent local match program to assist PWSSs in developing and implementing a WHP Program and are voluntarily implemented at the local and state levels. The goal is to protect PWSSs that use groundwater from potential sources of contamination. Protection is provided by identifying the WHP area that contributes groundwater to the PWSS, identifying sources of contamination within that area, and developing methods to cooperatively manage the WHP area and minimize any threat to the PWSS.

Grant-eligible activities are tasks undertaken for the purpose of determining a WHP area; developing, implementing, or maintaining a WHP Program; and public outreach or education about WHP. PWSSs that utilize groundwater as a source of drinking water, which are exclusive of federally‑owned facilities and have no outstanding prior year fees owed to the state, are eligible for grant assistance.

The minimum application requirements include:

• A 50 percent local match that must be provided through local funds equal to the amount of grant assistance requested.
• A wellhead protection team consisting of at least three people, including representation from the water supply superintendent and the municipality.
• A minimum score of ten on the application.

To access the 2020 WHP grant application package, visit the EGLE website at Michigan.gov/WHP. The grant application can be found under the “Grants” column in the middle of the page by clicking on “Source Water Protection Grant Applications.” If you do not have internet access, please contact the DWEHD, at 517‑284-6530, to request an application package.  

If you have any questions regarding the WHP Program grant, please contact Jason Berndt, Source Water Unit, Environmental Health Section, DWEHD, at 989‑705-3420; BerndtJ1@Michigan.gov; or at EGLE-DWEHD, Gaylord District Office, 2100 West M-32, Gaylord, Michigan 49735.

All completed applications and documentation for the scoring process (including Participation Agreements with original signatures) must be postmarked no later than June 15, 2019. Grants will be announced after the applications have been processed.

In addition, PWSSs that plan to incorporate Wellhead delineations in the Table 2 activities should contact Andrea Munoz-Hernandez, Source Water Unit, Environmental Health Section, DWEHD, at 517-599-7525, or by email at MunozHernandezA@Michigan.gov, prior to applying.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------