NC0028916_EPA Funding_20110930

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION 4
ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER
61 FORSYTH STREET
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8960
SEP 3 0 2011
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
The Honorable Roy Maness
Mayor
Town of Troy
315 North Main Street
Troy, North Carolina 27371
Re: Town of Troy, Montgomery County for the Pump Station Improvement
Dear Mayor Maness:
We regret to inform you that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will not be able to award the
Town of Troy, Montgomery County, $477,000 for the pump station improvement project provided in
the Fiscal Year 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Public Law 110-161. This is due to the Fiscal
Year 2011 Appropriations Act (Public Law 112-10), passed by Congress on April 14, 2011, and
effective on April 15, 2011. That law requires a rescission of $140 million from the EPA's State and
Tribal Assistance Grant Appropriation, and will, unfortunately, include this project. In the midst of this
austere federal budget situation, the EPA is faced with difficult fiscal decisions.
While the EPA recognizesthe importance of this project to your local community, please note that such
funding may also be obtained through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and/or Drinking
Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), whichremains the EPA's primary appropriation for financing
water projects such as yours. These federal funds are managed by the North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources and projects such as yours may qualify. For information on
applying for CWSRF and DWSRF assistance, is available at http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/cgls.
If you have any questions, you may contact your EPA Project Officer, Mr. Arthur Buff at
404-562-9336 or email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
A. Stanley Meiburg
Deputy Regional Administrator
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