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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 03-1596

NOTICES

Acceptance of Applications for New or Innovative Water/Wastewater Technology Grants through the Growing Greener Program

[33 Pa.B. 4127]

   As part of the Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) Growing Greener Program (program), applications are now being accepted for new or innovative water/wastewater technology grants. The Environmental Stewardship and Watershed Protection Act (27 Pa.C.S. §§ 6101--6113) authorizes the Department to make these grants available to municipalities, municipal authorities, counties and school districts that are making improvements to existing drinking water or sewage treatment facilities using new or innovative technology. Grants for individual projects will be available up to $500,000 under this program.

   Preference will be given to the following new or innovative projects: treatment of groundwater under the direct influence of surface water; holistic approaches to treatment of drinking water for nitrates and other mobile contaminants to ensure safety with respect to potential current and future risks; treatment of municipal wastewater for beneficial reuse; innovative construction methods and materials to correct infiltration and inflow problems in sanitary and combined sewer collection and conveyance systems; and advanced wastewater treatment for nutrient removal in watersheds where nutrient removal has been identified by the Department as a priority.

   The deadline for submitting grant applications to the Department's Growing Greener Grants Center is October 17, 2003. The grant application form is available electronically on the Department's website at http://www.dep.state.pa.us/eps/. Select ''Forms'' and ''Water Supply and Wastewater Management.'' The form name and number are: Application for Growing Greener Grant Assistance--New or Innovative Water/Wastewater Technology, 3800-FM-WSWM0271.

KATHLEEN A. MCGINTY,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-1596. Filed for public inspection August 15, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]


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