Learn the Issues
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2024 Roadmap to a Secure and Resilient Water and Wastewater Sector
2024 Roadmap to a Secure and Resilient Water and Wastewater Sector identifies key threats and vulnerabilities of the Water and Wastewater Sector, identifies gaps in capabilities relative to the key threats and vulnerabilities.
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Decontamination for Drinking Water and Wastewater Utilities
Drinking water and wastewater utilities can learn how to decontaminate their facilities after an intentional or unintentional contamination emergency,
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Small Business Administration Loans Available to Water and Wastewater Utilities
An overview of Small Business Administration Office of Disaster Assistance Loans.
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Prepare for Funding
Describes a checklist of pre-disaster activities that utilities could use to prepare for disaster funding.
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Public Assistance Worksheets for Damage from 2010 Floods to the East Valley Water District
East Valley Water District (EVWD) in San Bernardino, California had significant damage due to flooding in December 2010. There was a presidentially-declared disaster. EVWD applied to FEMA under the Public Assistance Grant Program.
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Examples of Disaster Funding for Water and Wastewater Utilities
A collection of utility examples associated with disaster funding for utilities.
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Documentation Related to a Post-Flood Funding Application by City of Nashville Metro Water Services
The following resource is an example funding application from Nashville’s Metro Water Services.
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Cost-Effective Mitigation for Water and Wastewater Utilities
Describes and gives examples of predetermined cost effective FEMA mitigation projects.
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Accomplishments of the Landfill Methane Outreach Program
Landfill gas energy projects mitigate direct methane emissions from landfills and reduce indirect carbon dioxide emissions by displacing energy generated from the burning of fossil fuels. Learn about the emission reductions LMOP has helped generate.
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LMOP Timeline
View a timeline of major milestones related to the landfill gas energy industry in the United States and the Landfill Methane Outreach Program.
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Memo: EPA Council on PFAS
This April 27, 2021 memorandum from Administrator Regan describes actions EPA will take in regard to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), including the establishment of an EPA Council on PFAS.
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Supporting Materials: Alternative Means of Emission Limitation
EPA is requesting comments on an alternative means of emission limitation (AMEL) requests for flares from four companies.
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WIFIA Available Funding
When EPA receives its appropriation, the WIFIA program issues a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to solicit letters of interest from prospective borrowers seeking financing from EPA.
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Alternative Means of Emission Limitation - Shell Oil Products U.S. Martinez Refinery
Signed final approval and fact sheet for the alternative means of emission limitation request for a multi-point ground flare from Shell Oil Products, Martinez Refinery
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Technical Resources for Sewage Sludge Managers
Background information on EPA's Sewage Sludge Program
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Risk Assessments for "Round Two" Focusing on Dioxins and PCBs in Sewage Sludge
Decision Not to Regulate Dioxins in Sewage Sludge that are land applied or that is incinerated or placed in sludge landfills or containment ponds.
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Sewage Sludge Surveys
Documentation for National Sewage Sludge Surveys; one conducted by EPA and the other by AMSA
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Benchmarking and Building Performance Standards Policy Toolkit
EPA’s Benchmarking and Building Performance Standards Policy Toolkit aims to inform and support state and local government decision makers who are planning to adopt existing building policies
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Access to Electric Vehicles
This one-hour webinar addressed strategies to encourage equal distribution of the benefits of transportation electrification across all communities.
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State, Local, and Tribal Webinar Series
Explore webinars and EPA resources tailored for state, local, and tribal governments to plan energy efficiency, renewable energy, climate, clean energy, and electrification policies and programs.