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WIIN Grant: Small, Underserved, and Disadvantaged Communities Grant Program Contacts

Contacts for the Small, Underserved, and Disadvantaged Communities Grant Program

Authorized under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, the Small, Underserved, and Disadvantaged Communities Grant Program assist public water systems in underserved, small and disadvantaged communities meet Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requirements. 

Regional Map

Below is a list of the state agencies and EPA regional contacts under this grant.

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EPA Region Contact

State

EPA Region 1
Martine Wong
wong.martine@epa.gov

Connecticut 
Connecticut State Department of Public Health

Maine
Maine DHHS Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

New Hampshire
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services

Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Health, Public Drinking Water Program

Vermont
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation

EPA Region 2
Bruce Lin 
Lin.Bruce@epa.gov

Dorina Aliu
aliu.dorina@epa.gov

Pinky Liau
liau.pinky@epa.gov

New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

New York
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Water Supply Protection

Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Department of Health

U.S. Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources

EPA Region 3
Bill Richardson
richardson.william@epa.gov

Chiamaka Alozie
alozie.chiamaka@epa.gov

Delaware
Delaware Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health

District of Columbia
Department of Energy and Environment 

Maryland
Maryland Department of the Environment

Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Virginia
Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water

West Virginia
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

EPA Region 4
Erskine Benjamin
benjamin.erskine@epa.gov

Johnnie Purify
Purify.Johnnie@epa.gov 

Alabama
Alabama Department of Environmental Management

Florida
Florida Department of Environmental Protection/DWSRF Program

Georgia
Georgia Environmental Finance Authority/Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

Kentucky
Kentucky Infrastructure Authority (KIA)

Mississippi
Mississippi State Department of Health State Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund

North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Infrastructure

South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control/Business and Government Entities/Environmental Grants and Loans/State Revolving Fund

Tennessee
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

EPA Region 5 
Patrick Gilvary Gilvary.patrick@epa.gov

Matison Nevis Nevis.matison@epa.gov

Illinois
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Indiana
Indiana Department of Environmental Management

Michigan
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Health

Ohio
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

EPA Region 6
Roberta Ezike
ezike.roberta@epa.gov

Arkansas
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission

Louisiana
Louisiana Division of Administration

New Mexico
New Mexico Environment Department

Oklahoma
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality

Texas
Texas Water Development Board

EPA Region 7
Robert Dunlevy
Dunlevy.Robert@epa.gov

Sara Lott
lott.sara@epa.gov

Whitney Rawls
rawls.whitney@epa.gov

Karla Asberry
asberry.karla@epa.gov

Iowa
Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Kansas
Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Missouri
Missouri Department of Natural Resources

Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Colorado
Colorado Department of Public Health and  Environment

EPA Region 8
Cynthia Gonzales
Gonzales.cynthia@epa.gov

Karen Simpson
simpson.karen@epa.gov

Rachel Walters
walters.rachel@epa.gov

Rainie DeVaney
devaney.rainie@epa.gov

Montana
Montana Department of Environmental Quality

North Dakota
North Dakota Environmental Quality

South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Natural Resources

Utah
Utah Department of Environmental Quality

Wyoming
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

EPA Region 9
Daria Evans-Walker
evans-walker.daria@epa.gov

Arizona
Arizona Department of Environmental  Quality, Water Quality Division

California
California State Water Resources Control Board, Office of Sustainable Water Solutions

Hawaii
Hawaii State Department of Health

Nevada
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection

American Samoa
American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency

Guam
Guam Environmental Protection Agency

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
CNMI Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality 

EPA Region 10
Richard Green (Washington, Oregon)
Green.Richard@epa.gov

Neverley Wake (Alaska)
wake.neverley@epa.gov

Catie Jones
jones.catelyn@epa.gov

Alaska
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Idaho
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality

Oregon
Oregon Health Authority, Drinking Water Program

Washington
Washington State Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water

For additional questions please contact: WIINDrinkingWaterGrants@epa.gov

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