This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1, under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, provides $179,338 in funding to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Wetlands Bureau. The project will enable underserved municipalities to engage with and maintain datasets on stream crossings, while using the data to prioritize crossing replacements, preserve high-quality wetlands, and minimize...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services a $2 million cooperative agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). Through this award, the Department will conduct brownfields assessment and cleanup planning activities in Berlin, Derry and Winchester, New Hampshire from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027. Specifically, the Department will...
This EPA Region 1 Cooperative Agreement award, provided under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $1,382,300 in funding to the Town of Old Orchard Beach, Maine to implement upgrades and resiliency improvements to the town's wastewater treatment facility and pump stations. Key project activities include: Upgrading aging infrastructure and performing resiliency improvements at the Comfort, East Grand, and Milliken Street pump stations, including new backup...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), will fund the City of Willoughby's Chagrin Floodplain Restoration and Protection Project. The $935,106 award will support the execution and implementation of a stormwater infrastructure construction and water quality protection project. Key activities include stormwater management/treatment and floodplain restoration. The anticipated...
This $1,060,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides funding to the Borough of Fort Lee, New Jersey to implement a project to improve stormwater capture and increase the borough's capacity to properly store and dispose of stormwater and wastewater. The key activities include renovating a pump station and improving the stormwater drainage system. The anticipated...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $2,500,000 in funding to the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District to implement a stormwater management project. The project activities include the execution and implementation of a stormwater infrastructure construction project, focused on stormwater management and treatment. The anticipated deliverable is a new regional...
The State of New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Division of Forests & Lands was awarded a $269,226 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program. The primary objectives of this 20-month project are to: 1) Develop and test a Rapid Floristic Quality Assessment (RFQA) method across New Hampshire's wetland systems, 2) Use the new data to refine FQA reference thresholds...
This EPA Region 1 Cooperative Agreement award provides $600,000 in funding to the City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island to implement a project to assess and improve the city's sewer system. The project activities include CCTV inspection and cleaning of the Pawtucket-owned sanitary and storm sewer pipes. The anticipated deliverables include video recordings of problem areas, a camera inspection report, and cleaned sewer lines. The expected outcomes are a reduction in the frequency and volume of sewer...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.818) program. The funding will support brownfields assessment and cleanup planning activities within the Commission's 14-municipality jurisdiction, with initial focus on sites in Manchester and Derry, New Hampshire. Specifically, the Commission will...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,250,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to the Town of Clarkstown, NY to implement a project to replace deteriorated stormwater infrastructure and add water quality improvement measures in the West Nyack Hamlet. The project activities include replacement of two existing culverts, installation of a new drainage conveyance system, two subsurface stormwater systems, and two water...