Funding to Address PFAS or Emerging Contaminant Concerns

The Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds are administering money through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address PFAS or Emerging Contaminant concernsThe Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (DWSRF) are administering money through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
100% of this funding is grant money! There is no loan component and no matching funds.

Applicants must submit a Preapplication Form to be eligible to apply for these funds.
To take advantage of this prioritization cycle, the preapplication form AND supporting documents
must be submitted by April 15, 2024.

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and New Mexico Finance Authority (NMFA) are encouraging applicants to apply, think big, and ask for a lot!

DBS&A can: 1) help identify eligible projects, 2) complete the preapplication form, and 3) get it submitted on time. There is no obligation to continue the grant process past this point, but grant applications will not be considered if the preapplication form is not submitted.

Examples of projects include, but are not limited to:

  • New construction or upgrades of emerging contaminant/per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) treatment facilities
  • Development of a new water source (i.e., new/replacement well or public water system intake) that addresses an emerging contaminant/PFAS issue
  • Consolidation with another water system that does not have emerging contaminants/PFAS present or has removal capability
  • Planning and design and associated pre-project costs
  • Infrastructure related to pilot testing for treatment alternatives
  • Creation of a new community water system to address unsafe drinking water provided by individual (i.e., privately-owned) wells or surface water sources

Emerging Contaminants are defined as any chemical on the EPA’s drinking water Contaminant Candidate List 5 (CCL 5), which includes 81 contaminants or contaminant groups. The list is comprised of 69 chemicals or chemical groups which include 66 chemicals, one group of cyanotoxins, one group of disinfection byproducts (DBPs), and one group of PFAS chemicals. The list also includes 12 microbes; specifically eight bacteria, three viruses, and one protozoa. The full list can be viewed here.

For more information, contact Jennifer Hill, PE at jhill@geo-logic.com or 505-822-9400.