The Board has established short-term and long-term goals for the City of Jackson - Supplemental Appropriation. These goals will support EPA's Objective 5.1 "Ensure Safe Drinking Water and Reliable Water Infrastructure" in the EPA Strategic Plan (FY 2022-2026).
A.Short-Term Goals1. Assure that these funds are used effectively for drinking water infrastructure projects intended to resolve high priority public health concerns and/or reliability of service concerns as well as other regulatory agency concerns.2. Assure that all funds are expended in an expeditious and timely manner to projects that will provide the most benefit or will increase the resiliency of the area.3. Assure the fiscal, technical, and managerial integrity of the program by preventing waste, fraud, and abuse. Projects will be inspected as necessary to make certain projects are constructed correctly and efficiently.B.Long-Term Goals1. To finance projects that will contribute to an improved drinking water distribution system and treatment facilities in the areas where the President declared an emergency in August of fiscal year 2022 pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121et seq.)2. To maximize the effectiveness of these funds in providing more resilient systems preparing them for future natural disasters while minimizing the impact of such events.3. To allow eligible debt relief to improve the affected areas' financial capacity to build a sustainable and equitable water financing solution.