04D02224

Description: This award is the result of a novation from South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) to South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) based on the restructuring letter dated June 19, 2024.

This action awards $0.66 of the originally obligated amount.

The actual amounts to be awarded are shown in cents below.

YR AMOUNT FOC APP BO PRC OBJ REQL1
24 $0.19 2024 E1 04V7 000A04 4108 RQ2404VV4001
24 $0.22 2024 E1 04V7 000B06 4108 RQ2404VV4001
24 $0.01 2024 E1 04V7 000B08 4108 RQ2404VV4001
24 $0.09 2024 E1 04V7 000B03 4108 RQ2404VV4001
24 $0.15 2024 E1 04V7 000D11 4108 RQ2404VV4001

This funding is for a multi-media performance partnership grant (PPG) to support the State of South Carolina 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 US EPA.

CEPs in the multi-media PPG are air, Section 105, Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) 3011(a), water, Section 106, public water system supervision, beach monitoring, underground injection control continuing environmental programs that encompass a variety of grant activities to be performed as outlined in approved work plans.

Through cooperative agreement and shared governance, the State of South Carolina will utilize existing tools and approaches and develop guidance, where applicable, to implement a variety of activities to improve air quality, provide clean and safe water, revitalize land, and prevent contamination.

The State of South Carolina's efforts will include meaningful and measurable outputs and outcomes that support and improve the environment, public health, and economies.

The people of South Carolina are the beneficiaries.

Activities: The multi-media performance partnership grant agreement includes air, Section 105, radon, water, Section 106, public water system supervision, beach monitoring, underground injection control, and hazardous waste 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.

South Carolina Department Of Environmental Services

1 - TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS 1.1 - REDUCE EMISSIONS THAT CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.1 - ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 4 - ENSURE CLEAN AND HEALTHY AIR FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 4.1 - IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND REDUCE LOCALIZED POLLUTION AND HEALTH IMPACTS 2 - TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2.1 - PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS AT THE FEDERAL, TRIBAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.1 - ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.1 - CLEAN UP AND RESTORE LAND FOR PRODUCTIVE USES AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES 1 - PILLAR 1: CLEAN AIR, LAND, AND WATER FOR EVERY AMERICAN 1.1 - TBD 3 - PILLAR 3: PERMITTING REFORM, COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM, AND CROSS-AGENCY PARTNERSHIP 3.1 - TBD 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.1 - CLEAN UP AND RESTORE LAND FOR PRODUCTIVE USES AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES 2 - TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2.1 - PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS AT THE FEDERAL, TRIBAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS 3 - ENFORCE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE 3.2 - DETECT VIOLATIONS AND PROMOTE COMPLIANCE 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.1 - CLEAN UP AND RESTORE LAND FOR PRODUCTIVE USES AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES 7 - ENSURE SAFETY OF CHEMICALS FOR PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT 7.1 - ENSURE CHEMICAL AND PESTICIDE SAFETY 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.2 - PROTECT AND RESTORE WATERBODIES AND WATERSHEDS 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.1 - CLEAN UP AND RESTORE LAND FOR PRODUCTIVE USES AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES

66.605 - Performance Partnership Grants

EPA Region 4: Atlanta [EPA - RO]

South Carolina United States

State-Wide

EPA-CEP-01

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 266125060% from $5 to $13,306,258.