Digdeep Right To Water Project

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT. THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO DIGDEEP, THE DIGDEEP RIGHT TO WATER PROJECT. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL BRING SHORT- AND LONG-TERM SAFE WATER SOLUTIONS TO RESIDENTS OF THE HUECO TANKS COLONIA, A RURAL COMMUNITY LESS THAN AN HOUR'S DRIVE FROM THE CITY OF EL PASO THAT DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO PIPED WATER. DIGDEEP'S PROJECT WILL LEAD TO INCREASED ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVE WATER SOLUTIONS AND A UNIFIED COMMUNITY THAT IS EQUIPPED TO ADVOCATE FOR PERMANENT PIPED WATER THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL RESIDENTS.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PUBLIC EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY TRAINING, COMMUNITY BUILDING, FACILITATING THE ENGAGEMENT OF DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN A COMMUNITY STEERING COMMITTEE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PARTNERSHIP BUILDING THAT ENGAGES DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN LOCAL AND STATE PUBLIC PROCESSES, WATER QUALITY TESTING, MITIGATION OF WATER-BORNE ILLNESS, AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION.SUBRECIPIENT:FOR THIS PROJECT, ADULTS AND YOUTH UNITED DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, INC'S CERTIFIED PROMOTORS WILL DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESIDENTS LEADING TO THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE STEERING COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE ADVOCACY TRAINING TO LEADERS AND RESIDENTS. IN ADDITION TO HELPING THIS COLONIA OBTAIN SAFE WATER, ADULTS AND YOUTH UNITED DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, INC'S INTEREST IN THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH DIGDEEP IS TO UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF COLONIA RESIDENTS FURTHER SO THEY CAN BUILD PROGRAMS THAT ARE RESPONSIVE TO THOSE NEEDS AS WELL AS ASSIST RESIDENTS IN GAINING ACCESS TO PROGRAMS FOR WHICH THEY MAY BE ELIGIBLE, BUT UNAWARE. OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE PRE- AND POST-WATER SAMPLING RESULTS, FINAL REPORT OF FULL PROJECT RESULTS, AND REPORTS OF GATHERED RESEARCH, PERMANENT SAFE WATER SOLUTIONS, AND PUBLIC GRANT OPPORTUNITIES. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVE WATER SOLUTIONS AND A UNIFIED COMMUNITY THAT IS EQUIPPED TO ADVOCATE FOR PERMANENT PIPED WATER THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL RESIDENTS. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE RESIDENTS OF THE HUECO TANKS COLONIA, A RURAL COMMUNITY LESS THAN AN HOUR'S DRIVE FROM THE CITY OF EL PASO, TEXAS.

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO DIGDEEP TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO DESIGN AND INSTALL 35 ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS IN TWO REGIONS OF MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV AS DIRECTED IN THE 2022 CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR AS IDENTIFIED IN AN APPROVED TECHNICAL CORRECTION IF ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THIS PROJECT.ACTIVITIES:DIGDEEP WILL IDENTIFY 35 HOUSEHOLDS IN MCDOWELL COUNTY THAT LACK OR HAVE FAILING HOME WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS. ONCE IDENTIFIED, DIGDEEP WILL CONTRACT WITH ONE OR MORE QUALIFIED ONSITE SEPTIC INSTALLERS THAT WILL CONDUCT SOIL PERCOLATION TESTS, DESIGN, PERMIT AND INSTALL 35 COMPLIANT ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THIS PROJECT WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT AN ESTIMATED 80 MCDOWELL COUNTY RESIDENTS THROUGH 35 ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS. THESE SYSTEMS WILL GREATLY REDUCE STRAIGHT-PIPING OF RAW SEWAGE INTO MCDOWELL COUNTY'S RIVERS, STREAMS, AND OTHER WATERWAYS. BY REDUCING STRAIGHT-PIPING OF RAW SEWAGE INTO MCDOWELL COUNTY'S RIVERS, STREAMS, AND OTHER WATERWAYS ANOTHER 17,000 RESIDENTS WILL BENEFIT FROM GREATLY IMPROVED WATER QUALITY. IMPROVED WATER QUALITY CAN IMPROVE HEALTH BY REDUCING INSTANCES OF WATERBORNE ILLNESS OR ISSUES RELATED TO CONTAMINATION, DECREASE THE CONSUMPTION OF UNHEALTHFUL BEVERAGES, AND ENSURE THERE IS CLEAN WATER TO MAINTAIN HYDRATION AND HYGIENE.