This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) provides $400,000 in funding to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) to update and clarify the Ohio Rapid Assessment Method (ORAM) for wetland categorization. The key activities include revising the ORAM manual and field data form, incorporating GIS data to better quantify ORAM metric scores, and identifying locally or...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Non-State Member Support for the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan program (CFDA 66.487) to the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO), also known as Orsanco. The purpose of this 4-year grant is to support and advance the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan through the implementation of ORSANCO's work plan. Key activities include: Collecting monthly water quality samples at 11 locations identified by the...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, provides $400,000 in funding to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The purpose is to collect statewide data to develop regional curves for incorporation into the Ohio Stream Assessment Method (OSAM), which is used for stream impact assessment and mitigation decision-making in Ohio. The key deliverables include developing these...
This $3,927,700 federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) grant program, funds the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) to carry out its program to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of Ohio's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. The key activities to be performed under this award include inspecting hundreds of...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), will provide $9,507,500.00 in funding to the City of Portsmouth, Ohio to implement improvements to its existing water treatment plant. The key activities to be performed include purchasing new equipment such as pumps, intake systems, blowers, chemical feed equipment, and other components to upgrade the water treatment plant's...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides $1,131,727 to the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) to enhance food safety, protect ground water, agricultural workers and handlers, and endangered species from pesticides in Ohio. The key activities include conducting inspections, reducing exposure to toxic pesticides, improving pesticide compliance, and providing compliance assistance...
This $168,775 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) provides funding to the State of Ohio to carry out its program to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. Key activities include holding macroinvertebrate workshops, conducting research on mercury and selenium data, developing a health benefit...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $2,000,000 in funding to the Port Authority of Columbiana County, Ohio to implement a project to sample private drinking water wells in Columbiana County. The sub-recipient for this effort is the Columbiana County Health District, who will be completing the private well sampling activities in a specific zone within the county following...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $1,034,652 in funding to the Washington County Board of Commissioners in Ohio. The award supports the design and engineering of a new sewer collection system along State Route 7 in Washington County. Key deliverables include a preliminary engineering report, alternatives analysis, detailed design documents, a professional...
This $277,681 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) funds the participation of the State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management (Ohio EPA) in environmental remediation activities at Superfund sites across Ohio. The key activities to be performed include supporting the EPA as a lead agency by reviewing remedial investigation and...