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JFAC approves DEQ budget enhancements, including Triumph mine remediation and drinking‑water grants
Summary
JFAC approved targeted pay to reduce turnover at the Department of Environmental Quality, transfers for remediation work including the Triumph mine, use of ARPA funds for infrastructure grantees, and a general fund transfer for drinking‑water and wastewater grants.
Janet Jessup, a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, presented the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) budget package covering administration, air, water, waste management and remediation programs.
The committee approved multiple enhancements for FY2026. Key approvals included targeted pay to address turnover in permitting positions; a $1,500,000 transfer from the Water Pollution Control Fund to the Environmental Remediation Fund…
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