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ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTUREClean Water State Revolving FundFunding: $4 billion; New Jersey will receive $161.3 in formula funding Administrator: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Description: The State of New Jersey may provide loans to finance a wide variety of projects that help to protect, maintain and improve water quality in New Jersey. The loans are generally awarded to municipalities, counties and utility authorities for actions related to improving water quality in the State. The stimulus funds represents a 500 percent increase over direct funding typically received. Web site: http://www.recovery.nj.gov/recovery/infrastructure/cwsrf.html Drinking Water State Revolving FundFunding: $2 billion; New Jersey will receive $43.5 million Administrator: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Description: The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program assists publicly owned and privately owned community water systems and nonprofit noncommunity water systems finance the cost of the infrastructure (including water treatment, storage and distribution lines) needed to achieve or maintain compliance with Safe Drinking Water Act requirements and to protect the public health in conformance with the objectives of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Web site: http://www.recovery.nj.gov/recovery/infrastructure/dwsrf.html Superfund Hazardous Waste CleanupFunding: $600 million Administrator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Description: Funds will go to cleanup hazardous and toxic waste through the Hazardous Substance Superfund program. The EPA will determine what projects will be funded. Web site: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/eparecovery/index.html Leaking Underground Storage TanksFunding: $200 million;New Jersey will receive $4.9 million in formula funding Administrator: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Description: The federal Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund provides states with grant funding to oversee and conduct the cleanup of discharges from underground storage tanks. The largest single group of USTs covered by this program consists of tanks containing motor fuel at gasoline service stations and commercial establishments. The funding goes to the state and can only be spent on sites already under an enforcement action where the owner is either unwilling or unable to pay for a cleanup. Currently, the NJ Department of Environmental Protection has identified 75 sites that meet that criterion. Web site: http://www.recovery.nj.gov/recovery/infrastructure/lusttf.html Brownfields Grant ProgramFunding: $100 million Administrator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Description: Funds are available for clean up, revitalization, and sustainable reuse of contaminated properties. The funds will be awarded to eligible entities through job training, assessment, revolving loan fund, and cleanup. Web site: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/eparecovery/index.htm Diesel Emission Reduction ProgramFunding: $300 million Administrator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Description: Funds technologies to retrofit emission exhaust systems, such as on school buses and other vehicles, replace engines and vehicles, and establish anti-idling programs - 70% of the funding supports nation-wide, competitive grants, the remaining 30% funds grants to states with approved programs. Web site: http://epa.gov/otaq/eparecovery/
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