66.471: State Grants to Reimburse Operators of Small Water Systems for Training and Certification Costs

66.471

Inactive

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Sept. 3, 2014

July 26, 2013

This grant program was established as a one-time grant to states and U.S. territories to train and certify small drinking water system operators. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2013: EPA's funding priority has been to provide funds to states to reimburse the costs of training, including an appropriate per diem for unsalaried operators, and certification for persons operating community and nontransient noncommunity public water systems serving 3,300 persons or fewer that are required to undergo training pursuant to EPA's operator certification guidelines. The Operator Expense Reimbursement Grant (ERG) program closed at the end of calendar year 2012.

A - Formula Grants

States, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Territories are eligible to receive grants.

States and U.S. Territories are the primary beneficiaries. States and U.S. Territories use funds awarded to them to provide reimbursement to operators of community and nontransient noncommunity public water systems serving 3,300 persons or fewer that are publicly- or privately-owned. Indian tribes and Alaska Native Villages may be eligible to receive funding through state programs if they are subject to state operator certification program requirements.

66.468 - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund