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EPA Releases New Tools to Help Small, Rural, and Tribal Communities with
Lagoons Manage Wastewater and Protect Waterbodies
WASHINGTON — Today, September 27, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
released resource tools to help protect public health and local water bodies
in communities that rely on lagoons for wastewater management.
Lagoon wastewater treatment systems are typically used in communities that are
smaller than 3,000 people and can lack the necessary financial and technical
resources to comply with the Clean Water Act. EPA’s new tools are intended
to help local decisionmakers effectively and efficiently protect public health
and the environment, address compliance challenges, and improve
asset-management planning.
“Safely managing wastewater is essential to healthy, thriving communities
— no matter if you live in urban, suburban, or rural settings,” said EPA
Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water Bruno Pigott. “EPA’s
new tools enhance operations and management to ensure that all people can rely
on clean and safe water.”
The new resources include:
The “First Stop Toolbox for Lagoons” identifies technical, financial, and
regulatory support resources in a user-friendly web tool. This tool will help
lagoon operators and technical assistance providers assess operations and
compliance challenges in their lagoons, and in turn, help communities resolve
these challenges on their own.  
The “Small Lagoon Communities Economic Streamlining Tool” and the
“Individual Lagoon Tool” help states, authorized Tribes, and communities
determine whether a water quality standards (WQS) variance is an appropriate
step to take when a small community is experiencing compliance challenges
related to ammonia. Both tools are accompanied by an implementation document:
“Applying the EPA’s Economic Analysis Tools to a WQS Variance for Ammonia
for Small Lagoon Communities.” 
These tools were developed as priority actions under the EPA’s 2022-2026
Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Action Plan, and respond to needs identified by
state co-regulators and lagoon communities. 
Learn more about lagoons in videos from EPA’s Bruno Pigott and Kathryn
Kazior. 
Background 
Many communities use lagoon wastewater systems as the only way to treat their
community wastewater. About one-quarter of the nation’s Publicly Owned
Treatment Works (POTWs) regulated by the CWA’s National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) program are lagoons. 
For more than 30 years, EPA’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund has helped
communities invest in water infrastructure, like lagoon systems. The program
provides low-cost assistance to borrowers across the country with water
infrastructure challenges, and thanks to additional funding from the
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, even more funding is available to help small
communities. Additionally, the EPA’s Water Technical Assistance
(WaterTA) services support communities to identify water challenges, build
capacity, and develop technical and application materials to access funding.
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