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Real Water Technical Assistance (RealWaterTA) Request Form | US EPA Real Water Technical Assistance (RealWaterTA) Request Form Complete the following form to request Real Water Technical Assistance (RealWaterTA) services.
EPA RealWaterTA aims to assist water utilities, local governments, and communities with challenges such as, but not limited to, updating aging infrastructure, returning to and maintaining compliance, accessing financial assistance, or even planning for lead service line removal. EPA cannot provide direct assistance to federal facilities.
Before submitting a request, we encourage you to learn more about who can receive RealWaterTA services . Contact RealWaterTA@epa. gov if you have any questions regarding your organization's eligibility.
RealWaterTA is not a grant program, nor does it provide direct monetary assistance. Webform requests are processed on a rolling basis, and processing times may vary depending on the volume and type of requests received. Not every request may be offered technical assistance, and participation in this or other EPA technical assistance initiatives does not guarantee funding through the State Revolving Funds (SRFs) or other initiatives.
If you have concerns about your drinking water and for non-technical assistance related drinking water questions, please contact EPA's Safe Drinking Water Hotline or email safewater@epa. gov . What to expect after submitting a form: After completing and submitting the below form, if you included your email address, you will receive an automated email confirming your submission.
Someone from our team will use the contact information provided to contact you by phone or email within 3 business days to review and gather additional information about your request. Calls will be from either EPA or EPA’s support contractor, ERG. Emails will be from either RealWaterTA@epa.
gov or RealWaterTARequestContractor@erg. com. After this initial consultation, our team will review your request against the technical assistance offerings we can provide.
Many states also offer technical assistance. Therefore, EPA may coordinate with the appropriate state agency in effort to provide the best, most timely assistance. The request processing team will contact you with the results of this review and an assistance connection, if one is identified.
If you would like a response, please include your email address and/or phone number. 5. How are you affiliated with the community or water system of interest?
City/town administrator or staff Community-based organization Community member/customer/resident Engineer for utility (staff/consultant) Tribal utility administrator or staff Utility administrator/staff Utility board/committee member City where the community or water system of interest is located. County where the community or water system of interest is located. You may type "N/A" if not applicable.
- Select - Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Indiana Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming District of Columbia American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Minor Outlying Islands U.S. Virgin Islands 10.
PWSID or NPDES permit number (if applicable/known) Please format your permit number to include the state abbreviation (e.g., “TX0000000”). 11. Name of Drinking Water or Wastewater System - if applicable/known 12.
Population size served - Select - 500 or fewer 501-3,300 3,301-10,000 10,001-100,000 100,001 or greater Unsure 13. Type of system or project (select the best fit) This information will be used to direct your request to the best fit program. If you have additional needs, you can describe them in the text box below.
Decentralized wastewater (e.g., septic systems) Natural disaster recovery/preparation/resilience Multiple types of systems or projects 14. If you know the assistance you would like to be considered for, please select below (select the best fit). This information will help expedite processing of the request.
A blank response will be considered for all RealWaterTA options.
General technical assistance for drinking water or wastewater Participation in Closing America’s Wastewater Access Gap (failing septic system/rural wastewater improvements) Participation in Get the Lead Out (GLO) (lead service line replacement planning) Engineering Planning Support (e.g., Needs Assessment, Preliminary Engineering Report) for State Revolving Fund Application Materials Participation in Tackling Emerging Contaminants (TEC) (assessing and addressing PFAS and emerging contaminants in drinking water) Emergency Relief TA for Hurricanes Helene and Milton (States with eligible counties: FL, GA, NC, SC, TN, VA) Participation in Strengthening Water Infrastructure for Tomorrow (SWIFT) initiative (assessing risks from natural hazards to drinking water and wastewater systems) 15.
Briefly describe your water quality or infrastructure concerns. Please be as specific as possible and include what technical assistance you are hoping to receive. Note, this is not a funding application.
(750-character maximum limit; NO bullets or numbered lists) 16. Is your community currently working with a TA provider? If yes, please provide the TA Organization’s Name.
17. Does your community qualify as a “disadvantaged community” within your state or meet your state's affordability criteria? As defined by your state's Drinking Water or Clean Water State Revolving Fund program.
- None - Yes No Not applicable (as may be the case for Tribes and Territories) Unsure This collection of information is approved by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. (OMB Control No. 2030-0051).
Responses to this collection of information are voluntary. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average four (4) minutes per response.
Send comments on the Agency’s need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden to the Regulatory Support Division Director, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2821T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. , NW, Washington, D. C.
20460. Include the OMB control number in any correspondence. Do not send the completed form to this address.
EPA Form Number: 6100-078 Return to the RealWaterTA main page Contact Us About Water Infrastructure to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem. Last updated on April 13, 2026
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible nonprofits, colleges, universities, and public institutions with the capacity to provide technical assistance and training to small drinking water and wastewater systems. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Real Water Technical Assistance (RealWaterTA) Initiative is funded by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
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