33 Miss. Code R. § 11-L
The Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act of 2016 authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to award grants to assist disadvantaged communities and small communities with meeting the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
The grant program is designed to help public water systems in underserved communities meet and comply with SDWA requirements. The grant program will provide assistance to underserved communities that have no household drinking water or wastewater services or are served by a public water system that violates or exceeds and Maximum Containment Level, treatment technique, or action level.
A small or disadvantaged community is one:
1. That the state determines to be a disadvantaged community under SDWA section 1452(d)(3) or may become a disadvantaged community as a result of carrying out a project of activity, or
2. With a population of less than 10,000 individuals that does not have the capacity to incur debt sufficient to finance a project to comply with the SDWA.
Projects eligible for assistance include those to return a public water system to compliance; efforts that benefit disadvantaged communities on a per household basis; programs to provide household water quality testing, including testing for unregulated contaminants; and activities necessary for a sate to respond to a contaminant.
The grant program requires a match of 45% in the form of monetary funding, services, materials, supplies, or other in-kind services. States will need to develop a robust list of fundable projects that meet the requirements of the grant program to receive funding. States will consult with EPA regional offices on their project and activity lists prior to final selection.
The allotment for Mississippi is $454,000.
33 Miss. Code. R. § 11-L