Summary
DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA) TO THE STATE OF KANSAS TO IMPLEMENT RESOURCES AND PRIORITIES TO HELP ADDRESS PER AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCE (PFAS) AND EMERGING CONTAMINATION CHALLENGES, TARGET RESOURCES TO COMMUNITIES MOST IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE THAT NO COMMUNITY IS LEFT BEHIND WITH UNSAFE, AND INADEQUATE WATER. KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT WILL IMPLEMENT PROJECTS RELATED TO EMERGING CONTAMINANTS SUCH AS RESEARCH AND TESTING; PLANNING AND DESIGN TO ADDRESS EMERGING CONTAMINANTS; TREATMENT OF EMERGING CONTAMINANTS; STORAGE; WATER SYSTEM RESTRUCTURING; PROVIDING HOUSEHOLD ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER SERVICES; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; OUTREACH AND EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE TRAINING TO SUPPORT PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS IN ADDRESSING EMERGING CONTAMINANTS. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED ARE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS EMERGING CONTAMINANTS IN SMALL OR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING BUT
