Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant (ECWAG)

Eligible Entities

City, Federally-recognized Tribes, Private, Special Service Districts, Town, Water Districts

Type of Fund

Grant

Typical Support

Up to $1,000,000

Application Deadline

Prior to September Each Year. Apply early in fiscal year.

Notes

The ECWAG grant can be applied for to aid communities that have experienced a significant decline in water quantity or quality from their sources due to a natural disaster or other emergency event such as: drought, flood, fire, earthquake, disease outbreak, chemical or leakage spill. 70% or more of funding is to be used for work at the source, 30% can be used in piping. A Preliminary Engineering Report (PER), and Environmental Report are required with the application.

Funds are available to towns with populations of 10,000 or less or tribal lands in rural areas. Median Household Income must be less than the state median household income.

Last Updated: July 17, 2020

Featured Project

Glendale Town Culinary Water System Improvements

Spring flow in the Glendale Town area had gone down after a recent fire in the area. With funding through the USDA Rural Development ECWAG program, JDE was able to perform a Preliminary Engineering Report. The project consisted of redeveloping the spring collection sites in the system to increase flow and quality, repairing a wash crossing over the East Fork of the Virgin River which was exposed, and installing chlorination equipment on one of the spring collection lines.

Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant (ECWAG)

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