{"id":7511,"date":"2020-10-07T09:18:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T13:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=7511"},"modified":"2020-10-07T09:18:04","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T13:18:04","slug":"webinar-opportunity-helping-communities-access-water-infrastructure-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2020\/10\/07\/webinar-opportunity-helping-communities-access-water-infrastructure-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar Opportunity! 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It is geared toward drinking water system operators, wastewater managers, consultants, local officials and others who oversee or manage such systems<\/span>. To register for the webinar please <a href=\"https:\/\/register.gotowebinar.com\/register\/7422488948767245579\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>MI\u00a0Clean\u00a0Water\u00a0plan will reduce barriers\u00a0for communities and allow\u00a0them to\u00a0access needed funds for necessary and timely infrastructure upgrades.\u00a0The details of the plan are as follows.<\/p>\n<p>A $207 million investment in drinking water quality, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Disadvantaged Community Lead Service Line Replacement\u00a0Program &#8211; $102 million<\/li>\n<li>Lead and Copper \u2013 Drinking Water Asset Management Grants &#8211; $37.5 million<\/li>\n<li>PFAS and Emerging Contaminants &#8211; Consolidation and Contamination\u00a0Risk Reduction Grants &#8211; $25 million<\/li>\n<li>Drinking Water Infrastructure Grants &#8211; $35 million<\/li>\n<li>Affordability and Planning Grants &#8211; $7.5 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A $293\u00a0million investment in wastewater protection, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clean Water Infrastructure Grants (eliminating sanitary sewer overflows; correcting combined sewer overflows; increasing green infrastructure) &#8211; $235 million<\/li>\n<li>Substantial Public Health Risk Reduction Grants (removing direct and continuous discharges of raw sewage from surface or ground water) &#8211; $20 million<\/li>\n<li>Failing Septic System Elimination Program &#8211; $35 million<\/li>\n<li>Stormwater, Asset Management, and Wastewater Grants &#8211; $3 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>John LaMacchia is the Assistant Director of State and Federal Affairs for the League handling transportation, infrastructure, energy and environment issues. 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