00D21425

Description: This action provides partial funding in the amount of $2,159,905 in federal dollars and includes $351,779 in EPA in-kind services to the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet for a multi-media performance partnership grant (PPG) in support of the State of Kentucky's operation of continuing environmental programs (CEP) while giving it greater flexibility to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve administrative savings, and strengthen partnership with United States Environmental Protection Agency.

CEPs in the multi-media PPG are air, Section 105, Toxic Substances Compliance Monitoring (TSCA Section 28), water, Section 106, public water system supervision, beach monitoring, underground injection control, Pollution Prevention Grant Program (Pollution Prevention Act Section 6605), Nonpoint Source Management (CWA 319), Environmental Information Network Exchange Grants (Consolidated Appropriations Resolution for the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies of 2003, Public Law 108-7; Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004, Public Law 108-199), Brownfields State and Tribal Response Program Grants (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, Section 128 (a), as amended; Public Law 107-118; Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act) and hazardous waste continuing environmental programs that encompass a variety of grant activities to be performed as outlined in approved work plans.

Grants. Activities: Activities include but are not limited to monitoring, inspections, permitting, and enforcement and compliance; assessments of public water supplies and water quality data; ambient air monitoring; control mitigation of contaminated areas; implementation standards, plans, strategies, and actions to preserve environmental quality; develop and implement activities related to emerging contaminants; and provide technical assistance to government and the private sector to reduce pollution, all in accordance with the multi-media performance partnership grant work plans and statutory requirements.

Subrecipient: No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.

Outcomes: Anticipated deliverables for the continuing environmental programs in the multi-media performance partnership grant agreement include but are not limited to (1) end-of-year (EOY) report(s) summarizing metric achievements and challenges, where applicable to include mechanisms for monitoring improved water quality. (2) Mechanisms taken to identify, prevent, and abate sources of contamination/pollution. (3) Corrective action compliance evaluations, groundwater monitoring evaluations, and/or operation and maintenance inspections at non-operating treatment, storage, and disposal facilities. (4) Completed sanitary surveys for the current year in SDWIS. (5) Milestone report on progress toward adoption of water quality standards for total nitrogen and total phosphorus for each water body type. (6) Permitting and corrective action compliance achievements. (7) Quarterly reports or updates on activities and accomplishments regarding PM2.5, ozone, lead, and other national ambient air quality standards as well as ambient air monitoring.

Expected outcomes include protection and restoration of waterbodies and watersheds, improved compliance with federal environmental laws and regulations, accountability for environmental violators and responsible parties for contamination, improved air quality and air quality standards, water quality standards protective of the public health and ecosystems, safe drinking water and reliable water infrastructure, clean up and restoration of land for productive uses, and waste reduction and prevention of environmental contamination.

These efforts will reduce risk, improve environmental protection, and restore and support healthy ecosystems and economies.

Direct beneficiaries of this agreement are

Energy & Environment Cabinet

3 - ENFORCE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE 3.2 - DETECT VIOLATIONS AND PROMOTE COMPLIANCE 4 - ENSURE CLEAN AND HEALTHY AIR FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 4.1 - IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND REDUCE LOCALIZED POLLUTION AND HEALTH IMPACTS 4.2 - REDUCE EXPOSURE TO RADIATION AND IMPROVE INDOOR AIR 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.1 - ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 5.2 - PROTECT AND RESTORE WATERBODIES AND WATERSHEDS 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.2 - REDUCE WASTE AND PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION 7 - ENSURE SAFETY OF CHEMICALS FOR PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT 7.1 - ENSURE CHEMICAL AND PESTICIDE SAFETY 7.2 - PROMOTE POLLUTION PREVENTION 3 - ENFORCE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE 3.2 - DETECT VIOLATIONS AND PROMOTE COMPLIANCE 7 - ENSURE SAFETY OF CHEMICALS FOR PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT 7.1 - ENSURE CHEMICAL AND PESTICIDE SAFETY 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.1 - CLEAN UP AND RESTORE LAND FOR PRODUCTIVE USES AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES 3 - ENFORCE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE 3.2 - DETECT VIOLATIONS AND PROMOTE COMPLIANCE 4 - ENSURE CLEAN AND HEALTHY AIR FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 4.1 - IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND REDUCE LOCALIZED POLLUTION AND HEALTH IMPACTS 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.1 - ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 5.2 - PROTECT AND RESTORE WATERBODIES AND WATERSHEDS 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.2 - REDUCE WASTE AND PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION

66.605 - Performance Partnership Grants

EPA Region 4: Atlanta [EPA - RO]

Kentucky United States

State-Wide

EPA-CEP-01

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 36% from $7,034,058 to $9,592,934.