This agreement provides funding to the save the sound organization to implement its project to complete the development of a watershed management plan for the hutchinson river, which flows from…

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $875,000.00 in funding to Save The Sound, Inc. to develop the second phase of a watershed management plan for the Hutchinson River in New York. The project aims to identify and prioritize management, restoration, policy, and stormwater mitigation projects to reduce pollution, erosion, and flooding while improving water quality and ecological health in the Hutchinson River watershed, which serves over 300,000 residents in Westchester County and the Bronx. Key activities include assessing nonpoint source pollution, engaging municipal agencies and the public, and advancing a high-priority pilot project to permit-ready design. The anticipated deliverables include the completed watershed management plan, which will serve as a blueprint for restoring the Hutchinson River.

This agreement provides funding to the save the sound organization to implement its project to complete the development of a watershed management plan for the hutchinson river, which flows from westchester county through the bronx, new york, into the long island sound as directed in the 2023 consolidated appropriations act or as identified in an approved technical correction if one has been approved for this project. Activities:the activities to be performed include the execution and implementation of a water quality protection and restoration project. Workplan activities consist of 1) the identification of nonpoint source pollution within the hutchinson river watershed; 2) the identification and prioritization of implementable management, restoration, policy and stormwater mitigation projects with a focus on flood mitigation and nature-based solutions; 3) engagement and education of municipal agencies, stakeholders, and the public through public engagement opportunities; 4) selection of 1 project identified as high priority through the planning process and the advancement of that pilot project to permit-ready design. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include complete the development of second phase of the overall watershed management plan for the hutchinson river. The expected outcomes include the utilization of the completed watershed management plan to serve as a blueprint for restoration of the hutchinson river, prioritizing activities to reduce pollution, erosion, and flooding while improving water quality and overall ecological health. The intended beneficiaries include over 300,000 residents of westchester county and the bronx, and contributing to the environmental health of the western long island sound region.