Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) Grant Program

Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) Grant Program is sponsored by Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE). This program awards grants to public water systems in small or disadvantaged communities to address emerging contaminants like PFAS and manganese in drinking water.

Contacts for Emerging Contaminants (EC) in Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant (SDC) | US EPA Contacts for Emerging Contaminants (EC) in Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant (SDC) As part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, to confront PFAS pollution the Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities grant program was created for states to provide grants to public water systems in small or disadvantaged communities to address emerging contaminants, including PFAS.

EPA is making available $1 billion in FY2022 and in FY2023, and a total of $5 billion for fiscal years 2022-2026 in grant funding, to help communities that are on the frontlines of PFAS contamination to reduce PFAS in drinking water in communities facing disproportionate impacts. Below is a list of the state agencies and EPA regional contacts under this grant. EPA Region Contact State State Agency State EC Program EPA Region 1 jenks.

michelle@epa.

gov Connecticut Connecticut Department of Public Health (CTDPH) CTDPH Environmental Health & Drinking Water (EHDW) Maine Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Maine Drinking Water Program Massachusetts Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) New Hampshire New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Rhode Island Rhode Island Department of Health Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank Vermont Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VDEC) Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division EPA Region 2 liau.

pinky@epa. gov New Jersey New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection New York New York State Department of Health Bureau of Water Supply Protection Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Department of Health Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources Division of Environmental Protection EPA Region 3 DE and DC, Alison Aminto aminto. alison@epa.

gov MD , Angela Cappetti cappetti. angela@epa. gov PA , Dennis O’Connor oconnor.

dennis@epa. gov VA , Heather Arvanaghi arvanaghi. heather@epa.

gov WV , Virginia Hogsten Hogsten. Virginia@epa.

gov Delaware Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) DHSS Division of Public Health Maryland Maryland Department of the Environment Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority PA DEP - Office of Water Programs Virginia Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water West Virginia West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Department of Water and Waste Management State Revolving Fund District of Columbia District Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) EPA Region 4 morris.

janine@epa.

gov Alabama Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) Florida Florida Department of Environmental Protection Division of Water Resource Management Georgia Georgia Environmental Finance Authority Water Resources Division Kentucky Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Department for Environmental Protection, Divison of Water Mississippi Mississippi State Department of Health North Carolina North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Division of Water Infrastructure South Carolina South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Tennessee Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation EPA Region 5 Illinois Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Indiana Indiana Finance Authority Michigan Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Minnesota Minnesota Department of Health Ohio Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Wisconsin Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources EPA Region 6 Victor Garcia garcia.

victor@epa. gov Arkansas Arkansas Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Division Louisiana Louisiana Division of Administration Office of Community Development- Local Government Assistance New Mexico New Mexico Environment Department Oklahoma Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality Texas Texas Water Development Board EPA Region 7 adkisson. jena @epa.

gov Iowa Iowa Department of Natural Resources Kansas Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) KDHE Bureau of Water- Public Water Supply Missouri Missouri Department of Natural Resources Nebraska Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy EPA Region 8 Colorado Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) CDPHE Water Quality Control Division Montana Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Montana Department of Environmental Quality North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) South Dakota South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Utah Utah Division of Drinking Water Wyoming Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investment EPA Region 9 evans-walker.

daria @epa.

gov Arizona Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (WIFA) California California State Water Resources Control Board Hawaii Hawaii State Department of Health (HDOH) Nevada Nevada Division of Environmental Protection Guam Guam Environmental Protection Agency Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality American Samoa American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) EPA Region 10 Alaska Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) ADEC Department of Water Idaho Idaho Department of Environmental Quality Water Quality Division Oregon Oregon Health Authority Drinking Water Services Washington Washington State Department of Health Return to the main Emerging Contaminants grant page Building the Capacity of Drinking Water Systems Contact Us About Building the Capacity of Drinking Water Systems Contact Us About Building the Capacity of Drinking Water Systems to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem.

Last updated on July 10, 2026