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MDEQ Funding 38 Communities to Safeguard Public Water
Michigan Ag Connection - 09/23/2016
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Director Heidi Grether Thursday announced awards totaling more than $378,000 to 38 communities to help safeguard public water supply systems through the Source Water Protection Grant Program. The
program provides communities with matching grant financial assistance to protect their source water from contamination.
"The importance of safe drinking water sources for Michigan residents cannot be overstated," Grether said. "These grants will help 38 communities across Michigan to protect their public water supply systems from contamination and deliver safe drinking water
to those they serve."
The water systems of Kalamazoo and Lansing will receive the largest grants at $70,000 each and Battle Creek will receive $40,000. These larger systems qualify for higher funding awards because they serve populations of greater than 10,000.
The city of Muskegon was awarded a grant of $15,000 to develop and implement a Surface Water Intake Protection Plan. This is the third year of program funding grants for communities that utilize surface water for their drinking water source.
As part of the Source Water Protection Program, communities that rely upon wells will define the area contributing drinking water to their wells, identify potential contaminants within that area, and implement management strategies and educational activities to
protect their water supply.
The next round of applications will be solicited from public water supply systems in May 2017.
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