Twoway Conversation about the EPA Drinking Water Compliance

Two-way Conversation about the EPA Drinking Water Compliance (NPA 1) and Wastewater (NPA 3) Projects Joy Barrett Dave Clark Bill Hogrewe

Objectives of this session: n Quick review of each project’s goals and deliverables n Reinforce reporting requirements n Hear from TAPs about implementation success stories, suggestions, questions, and problems 2

NPA 1 Activities n n n Contacts TMF Assessments and Workplan Development Training TA RCAP/AWWA Collaborative Trainings 3

NPA 1 milestones National Priority Area 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 5 Q 6 Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Milestones Q 4 RCAP, Inc. Coordination teleconference (partners) x x x Primacy agency coordination x x x Develop or revise workplans TMF assessments Develop training materials Deliver 75 trainings-CWS, NCWS, tribal Deliver 156 TA projects-CWS, NCWS, tribal Deliver 51 trainings with AWWA Distribute water-career brochure Follow-up on TA and training 5

NPA 1 deliverables Deliverables for EPA Regulatory Compliance Grant (NPA 1) Cycle 2017 – 2019, Draft 9 -22 -2017 $4 M TOTAL FUNDING EQUAL NUMBERS OF TRAININGS AND TA PROJECTS PER REGION Deliverable SERCAP Solutions CU Great Lakes MAP RCAC total trainings 21 21 21 126 total TA activities 26 26 26 156 non-tribal trainings 13 11 14 13 8 6 65 tribal trainings 1 0 0 1 4 4 10 # of RCAP-AWWA trainings 7 10 7 7 9 11 51 non-tribal technical assistance projects 25 26 26 25 19 19 140 tribal technical assistance projects 1 0 0 1 7 7 16 total 6

NPA 3 Activities n n Consultations Element (a): POTWs ¨ Training ¨ Webinars ¨ TA n Element (b): Onsite/Decentralized ¨ Training ¨ TA n TMF Assessments 7

NPA 3 milestones Activity Description/Milestone Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q 5 Q 6 x x x Meet with state primacy & other regulatory agencies Contact/update regulatory agencies 24 Initial TMF assessments 6 12 6 60 Trainings, POTW 10 15 15 15 5 24 Trainings, Decentralized 4 6 6 6 2 Collection of data for comparative analysis Comparative analysis 24 TA to communities, POTW 2 3 6 6 6 1 12 TA to communities, Decentralized 1 2 3 3 2 1 2 Webinars x x UI Staffed phone line during business hours 24 Final TMF Assessments 6 12 6 xxx xxx Follow-up on TA and training Calls & Reports by RCAP to EPA x xxx xxx 8

Reporting n n Issue with census API Training events: 3 - to 4 -line description ¨ Very first line: required type Example for NPA 1: “RCAP and AWWA training” n Example for NPA 3: “POTW” or “Decentralized” n n n Non-training events Rural Matters and Drop of Knowledge articles ¨ Send to Spenser at the National Office 9

Discussion n n Success stories Suggestions Questions Problems 10