PILLAR: Sustainable
AGENDA DATE: June 10, 2026
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): Citywide
DEPARTMENT: Dallas Water Utilities Department
PRIORITY: Infrastructure
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SUBJECT
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Authorize an application to the Texas Water Development Board for the Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant Program to fund planning, design, and potentially construction of improvements identified in the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances assessment at Dallas Water Utilities Water Treatment Plants - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
*In alignment with Water and Wastewater Capital Improvement Program.
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BACKGROUND
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 appropriated grant funds to reduce exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other emerging contaminants through drinking water. The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Emerging Contaminants for Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) Grant has an appropriation of $1 billion annually for federal fiscal years (FY) 2022 through 2026, of which there is no cost-share or match required by state or local recipients. The EPA allotted approximately $169.8 million to the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), funding TWDB's EC-SDC Grant Program for addressing PFAS and other emerging contaminants in drinking water across small or disadvantaged communities.
With additional funding available under the EC-SDC Program for Federal FY 2022-23, TWDB has invited the Dallas Water Utilities Department (DWU) to apply for grant funds under this program. DWU submitted a Project Information Form to the TWDB in April 2025 for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Emerging Contaminants Grant Program, and the submission was later added to the Intended Use Plan making it eligible to receive funding. Applications for this grant opportunity are due to TWDB on June 26, 2026. Entities must submit, with their financial ass...
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