EPA awards UNM $6.2 million for water systems work
June 12, 2024 - by Kim Delker
The University of New Mexico’s Southwest Environmental Finance Center will receive $6.2 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for training and technical assistance to small drinking water and wastewater systems serving mostly small communities throughout the United States and its territories.
Last month, the EPA announced its selection of training and technical assistance providers who will have $30.7 million to support water systems and private well owners in small and rural communities. This grant funding will support water systems with building technical, financial, and managerial capacity and will also assist private well owners with improving water quality, including testing for contaminations by PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as “forever chemicals”).
