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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 24-1734

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Availability of Grants for Voluntary School and Child Care Testing and Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water

[54 Pa.B. 7967]
[Saturday, December 7, 2024]

 The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is offering grant funding to eligible public schools and public or private regulated childcare facilities located in this Commonwealth to reduce lead in drinking water. Reduction activities may include purchasing and installing hydration stations, point-of-use devices designed to remove lead or replacement of faucets. The primary goal of this grant program is to reduce children's exposure to lead in drinking water. Eligible applicants must have drinking water sample results demonstrating an exceedance of the lead remediation trigger level (5 parts per billion) within 36 months prior to the date of their application to qualify. Drinking water samples must be analyzed by a Commonwealth-accredited laboratory using an approved method for lead in drinking water to be eligible. Funding under this grant has been appropriated under section 1464(d) of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. § 300j-24(d)), amended by section 2107 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (Pub.L. No. 114-322).

 The WIIN 2107 Grant Program guidelines and application instructions are available online through the Department's web site at www.dep.pa.gov (select the ''Grants'' icon and look for ''WIIN 2107'') or by contacting the Department's Safe Drinking Water Program at RA-EPWIINLEAD@pa.gov or (717) 705-4090.

 Applications must be submitted online through the Commonwealth's Electronic Single Application web site at https://grants.pa.gov. Hard copy applications will not be accepted. The Department will begin accepting applications Monday, December 9, 2024.

 For more information regarding the WIIN 2107 Program, contact the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water, Training and Technical Services Division, P.O. Box 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8467, RA-EPWIINLEAD@pa.gov or (717) 705-4090.

JESSICA SHIRLEY, 
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 24-1734. Filed for public inspection December 6, 2024, 9:00 a.m.]


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