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30 May 2007
[Federal Register: May 29, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 102)]
[Notices]
[Page 29498]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8319-2]
Water Security Initiative: Preliminary Notice of a Request for
Applications for Contamination Warning System Pilots
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing
preliminary notice of its intention to solicit competitive applications
for cooperative agreements to support contamination warning system
demonstration pilots. These pilots will be part of the Agency's Water
Security (WS) initiative (formerly WaterSentinel), which addresses the
risk of contamination of drinking water distribution systems. Local
governments or institutions (either public or private nonprofit
organizations) that operate community water systems serving at least
750,000 people will be eligible to compete for these cooperative
agreements. The purpose of this notice is to alert potential applicants
to this future opportunity.
DATES: EPA intends to issue the Request for Applications (RFA) for
contamination warning system cooperative agreements in June 2007.
ADDRESSES: For further information, contact Dan Schmelling, Water
Security Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (MC
4601M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number (202) 564-5281; fax number:
(202) 564-3753; e-mail address: schmelling.dan@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The WS initiative is an EPA program that
includes piloting contamination warning systems at drinking water
utilities. This initiative is responsive to Homeland Security
Presidential Directive 9, under which the Agency must ``develop robust,
comprehensive, and fully coordinated surveillance and monitoring
systems * * * for * * * water quality that provides early detection and
awareness of disease, pest, or poisonous agents.'' The purpose of these
pilots is to demonstrate warning systems that achieve timely detection
and appropriate response to drinking water contamination incidents.
Under the WS initiative, EPA anticipates awarding four cooperative
agreements for contamination warning system demonstration pilots, with
individual award amounts between $3 and $12 million. A minimum 20
percent cost-share, which may include in-kind services, would be
required. Contamination warning systems must address five monitoring
and surveillance components, (1) online water quality monitoring, (2)
contaminant sampling and analysis, (3) enhanced security monitoring,
(4) consumer complaint surveillance, and (5) public health
surveillance, along with a consequence management plan.
EPA has developed a document, Water Security Initiative: Interim
Guidance on Planning for Contamination Warning System Deployment, to
assist utilities with demonstrating these components. It is available
at http://cfpub.epa.gov/safewater/watersecurity/initiative.cfm. EPA
encourages utilities that may be interested in the upcoming RFA to
review this document. When issued, the RFA will be available at this
same Web address and may also be viewed through http://www.grants.gov.
Funding may be used by recipients to acquire services and fund
contracts or to fund partnerships through subgrants, provided
recipients follow applicable contracting and subgrants procedures.
Please note that recipients may not award sole source contracts to
consulting, engineering or other firms assisting applicants with the
proposal based on the firm's role in preparing the proposal.
Dated: May 21, 2007.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. E7-10241 Filed 5-25-07; 8:45 am]
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