NC0037508_EPA Nonfunding Infrastructure_20110930

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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. T. Cary McSwain
County Manager
Moore County
1 Courthouse Square
P.O. Box 905
Carthage, North Carolina 28327
SEP 3 0 2011
Re: Moore County, North West Moore Water District Water and Wastewater Infrastructure.
Improvements
Dear Mr. McSwain:
We regret to inform you that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will not be able to award Moore
County $470,700 for the North West Moore Water District, water and wastewater infrastructure
improvements project provided in the Fiscal Year 2006 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Public Law
109-54. 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 recognizes the 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), which remains 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
Internet Address (URL) • http://www.epa.gov
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