00D31323

Description:
This action approves an award in the amount of $1,523,153 to Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality for their continuing environmental programs. This agreement funds the following programs for air, water, land, enforcement and permitting, data quality management, compliance monitoring, and grant management.

Activities:
The multi-media performance partnership grant agreement includes hazardous waste management (Solid Waste Disposal Act, Section 3011(a)), water pollution control (CWA 106), and Clean Air Act, Section 105 continuing environmental programs that encompass a variety of grant activities to be performed as outlined in approved work plans. In summary, 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 the citizens of the state of Mississippi.

Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality

66.605 - Performance Partnership Grants

EPA Region 4: Atlanta [EPA - RO]

Mississippi United States

State-Wide

None

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 38% from $10,886,593 to $15,030,385.