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Contacts for Emerging Contaminants (EC) in Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant (SDC)

As part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, 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.

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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
Michelle Jenks
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
Pinky Liau
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
Anthony Meadows
meadows.anthony@epa.gov
Delaware Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) DHSS Divison 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
Janine Morris
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
Patrick Gilvary
gilvary.patrick@epa.gov

Matison Nevis
nevis.matison@epa.gov

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
Chloe Adelmann
adelmann.chloe@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
Robert Dunlevy
dunlevy.robert@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
Karen Simpson
simpson.karen@epa.gov

Rainie Devaney
devaney.rainie@epa.gov

Rachel Walters
walters.rachel@epa.gov

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
Stephanie Hung
hung.stephanie@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

Catelyn Jones
Jones.Catelyn@epa.gov

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  

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