Disaster Recovery Funding

for Water Infrastructure

Financing Resilient and Sustainable Water Infrastructure

September 10, 2015

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David Goldbloom-Helzner, EPA

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– 1. EPA Brochures of Federal Disaster Funding

– 2. Federal Funding for Utilities – Water/Wastewater-

in National Disasters (Fed FUNDS)

Topics

What if this Happened to You?

Where would you find the funding for recovery? How would you fund future mitigation?

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Presidential Disaster Declarations

Number of Declarations per Calendar Year

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• Developed brochure targeted

to water sector on FEMA’s

Public Assistance Program

• Covers eligible work, eligible

reimbursements, and FAQs

• Available via web

http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/watersecurity

1. Public Assistance for Water and Wastewater Utilities

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Public Assistance Process

PDADisaster

EventGovernor’s

RequestDeclaration

Applicants’

Briefing

Submission

of Request

Kick-off

Meeting

Formulation

of Projects

Project

Review

Grantee

Approval

Funding Subgrantee

Reimbursement Tips for Water Sector

–Reimbursement Tips for the

Water Sector fact sheet

(EPA 817-F-09-004)

–Tips for drinking water and

wastewater utilities to maximize

their ability to receive reimbursement

- Available at:

http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/watersecurity/emerplan/upload/fs_w

atersecurity_reimbursementtips_watersectory.pdf

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2. Federal Funding for Utilities-Water/Wastewater-

in National Disasters (Fed FUNDS)

epa.gov/fedfunds

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EPA SRF Disaster/Mitigation Funding

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– Dozens of successful utility applications for disaster and mitigation fundingo Portland Water Bureau FEMA Pre-Disaster Mitigation for Conduit

o Metro Water Services (Nashville): FEMA Public Assistance for Flood Damage in 2011

o East Valley Water District: FEMA Public Assistance for Flood Damage in 2010

– Training from FEMA and EPA on federal disaster funding

– Funding mentors including utilities and federal officials

Outreach/Training Planned on Fed FUNDS

– Fed FUNDS Short Video Trainings

– Fed FUNDS Webinars

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Questions?David Goldbloom-Helzner, US EPA

Goldbloom-Helzner.David@epa.gov

202-564-2106

Find FedFUNDS at epa.gov/fedfunds