Safe drinking water action grants

These grants are for local governments to provide safe drinking water to people living in areas that are or may be affected by contamination from hazardous waste sites.

Every even-numbered year, we work with local governments to understand the 10-year cost of critical cleanup work in Washington. Their responses inform our biennial budget request to the governor and legislature. Our grant managers coordinate applications for grants and loans that receive funding every two years in the approved biennial budget.

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Funding cycle

Amount of funding available: Established with each enacted capital budget
Funding allocated:
Grant award limit: None
Amount of matching funds required: 10–50 percent, but we may not fund all the eligible investigation costs

Applications are not being accepted at this time.

The next solicitation will be in the first quarter of 2024 for potential funding in the 2025–27 biennium.

Funding is available for the following entities:

Local governments. For more details, see WAC 173-322A-350(2).

For help choosing between area-wide groundwater investigation grants and safe drinking water grants, read the focus sheet describing the differences.

Project types

Developing and replacing water supply sources, including pumping and storage facilities, source meters, and related equipment
Lines between major system components, including inter-ties with other water systems
Treatment equipment/facilities
Distribution lines from major system components to customers or service connections
Bottled water until a safe, permanent source is in place
Fire hydrants
Service meters
Project inspection, engineering, and administration
Individual service connections, including fees, if property owners pay a majority of the cost
Closing drinking water wells that are an environmental safety or health hazard under state regulation
Interim financing until local government issues revenue bonds
Costs the health department deems necessary to operate a system that complies with federal and state standards, or that are required in the coordinated water system plan standards
Costs we identify to protect a public water system from contamination or to locate contamination sources

More information about this funding program

Cultural resource review

For ground-disturbing remedial actions to be eligible for grant funding, Ecology or another state or federal agency must consult with the Washington Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation and affected Tribes before cleanup actions begin. Read more about our cultural resource review requirement.

Contact information

Dan Koroma
Remedial Action Grant Manager
daniel.koroma@ecy.wa.gov
360-764-6459

Lydia Lindwall
Remedial Action Grant Manager
lydia.lindwall@ecy.wa.gov
360-790-1124

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