EPA Awards Nearly $9.5 Million to North Dakota for Drinking Water Programs

BISMARCK, N.D. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $9,457,000 to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ) through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s Emerging Contaminants in Small and Disadvantaged Communities Grant Program. The funding will support North Dakota’s efforts to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other emerging contaminants in drinking water.