This action approves funds in the amount of $204,099 to the state of south carolina to support its wetlands program in the state

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded $204,099 to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants program (CFDA 66.461) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The funding will support South Carolina's wetlands program, with outcomes including a fully developed volunteer lake monitoring program, quality assurance project plan approved protocols for evaluating wetland quality, statewide certified water quality monitors, educational materials and presentations, publicly accessible baseline wetland condition data, and project progress reports. The program aims to increase wetland acreage and quality in the U.S. by conserving and restoring wetlands. Citizens of South Carolina will directly benefit from this project.

This program includes increasing the quantity and quality of wetlands in the U.S. By conserving and restoring wetland acreage and improving wetland condition. The outcomes, outputs, and deliverables include a fully developed volunteer lake monitoring program, qapp approved protocols for evaluating quality of wetlands, statewide certified staff/trainer/volunteer water quality monitors, educational materials/presentations, publicly accessible baseline data on wetland conditions, and project progress reports. The citizens in this state are direct beneficiaries of this project.