(WWJ) – Three Downriver communities are set to get grants from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy to help ensure safe drinking water, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Wednesday.
Southgate, Lincoln Park and Woodhaven are among six Michigan communities to be issued Drinking Water Asset Management (DWAM) grants under the MI Clean Water Plan.
The plan provides direct investments for communities and will support over 7,500 Michigan jobs, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Southgate is set to receive just over $599,000, Lincoln Park will get about $562,000 and Woodhaven is getting just over $418,000, Whitmer’s office announced.
The other cities receiving grant money include Berlin Township in Monroe County, Mount Pleasant and Bad Axe.
Whitmer says the grants will help communities protect systems from toxic contaminants and boost access to clean water for area residents.
Lincoln Park Mayor Thomas Karnes said the grant will give the city “the chance to upgrade our ability to inventory and assess” its aging water system.”
DWAM is a one-time, $36.5 million grant program developed by EGLE under Michigan's Clean Water Plan. It helps drinking water suppliers develop and update asset management plans, and/or develop a Distribution System Materials Inventory to identify materials that are part of the distribution system, such as lead service lines, as defined in Michigan's revised Lead and Copper Rule. The grant application period for DWAM is closed as EGLE finalizes agreements for the full program funding.
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