Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the availability of $25.5 million in grant funding. The monies will go for technical assistance providers to help small, rural, and Tribal communities address wastewater infrastructure challenges to protect human health, as well as complying with the Clean Water Act. The Rural, Small, and Tribal Technical Assistance providers help these communities access resources to support infrastructure improvements. They also support rural, small, and Tribal wastewater treatment systems – centralized and decentralized – to build technical, managerial, and financial capacity to operate their systems and maintain compliance. EPA is accepting applications until August 14th.
