96888301

Description: Competitive funding awarded under EPA-I-R10-OW-CRBRP-2023-02. This agreement will be funded under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

The proposed project will reduce toxic pollution in the headwaters of the Columbia River Basin.

Activities: The project activities will reduce toxics by eliminating or reducing pollution, improving water quality, reducing runoff, and promoting citizen engagement and knowledge through stormwater and septic leachate toxic reduction subaward programs and associated education and outreach efforts.

Subrecipient: Activities implemented through subaward programs include septic maintenance, septic system replacements and/or connectivity to sewer, Flathead County septage treatment and biosolids composting facility, and green sewer infrastructure projects.

Outcomes: Anticipated project deliverables include a toxic reduction plan for the upper Columbia River Basin. Anticipated project outcomes include long-term reductions in septic leachate pollution as a result of increased proper maintenance practices and increased citizen knowledge of toxic pollution and mitigation actions and long-term behavior change to reduce toxic pollution.

Intended project beneficiaries are the residents of the state of Montana and the regional tribal communities.

Montana Department Of Natural Resources & Conservation

1 - TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS 1.1 - REDUCE EMISSIONS THAT CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE 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 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.2 - REDUCE WASTE AND PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION 1 - TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS 1.1 - REDUCE EMISSIONS THAT CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE 1 - TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS 1.1 - REDUCE EMISSIONS THAT CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE 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 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.1 - ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 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 1 - TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS 1.1 - REDUCE EMISSIONS THAT CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE 1 - TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS 1.1 - REDUCE EMISSIONS THAT CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE 1 - A CLEANER, HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT 1.1 - IMPROVE AIR QUALITY 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.2 - REDUCE WASTE AND PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.1 - ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND RELIABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE 1 - A CLEANER, HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT 1.2 - PROVIDE FOR CLEAN AND SAFE WATER 5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE

66.962 - Columbia River Basin Restoration (CRBR) Program

EPA Region 8: Denver [EPA - RO]

Flathead, Montana United States

County-Wide

Columbia River Basin Restoration Funding Assistance Program – Toxic Reduction Lead (EPA-I-R10-OW-CRBRP-2023-02)

Infrastructure $2,053,624 (38%) percent this Project Grant was funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Act.
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 76% from $4,388,596 to $7,710,822.