This agreement provides funding for the operation of the new york state department of environmental protection's (nysdec) continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to…

This $21.5 million cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 funds the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's (NYSDEC) continuing environmental programs through March 2027 under the Performance Partnership Grants program. The agreement supports NYSDEC's implementation of water quality programs, including the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting program, development and monitoring of Total Maximum Daily Loads, enhancements to New York's water quality monitoring and assessment, and maintenance of water quality reporting requirements. It also funds NYSDEC's groundwater program, nonpoint source management program, and watershed protection planning and implementation efforts. The agreement aims to improve ambient water quality, reduce point- and nonpoint-source water pollution, enhance watershed management, and protect public health and the environment for New York citizens. No subawards are included.

This agreement provides funding for the operation of the new york state department of environmental protection's (nysdec) continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve administrative savings and strengthen the partnership between nysdec and EPA. This agreement funds state continuing environmental programs for water. Activities:this agreement funds the following program activities: implementing national pollutant elimination system (npdes) program; issuance of point source permits through the npdes program; developing and monitoring total maximum daily loads (tmdls); implementing enhancements to the state's water quality monitoring and assessment program; maintaining state's water quality assessment and reporting in accordance with clean water act (CWA) 303(d), CWA 305(b), and CWA 314; implement state's groundwater program; maintain and implement state's nonpoint source management program; and watershed protection planning and implementation.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:this agreement will improve state's ambient water quality; reduce both point- and nonpoint source pollutions in states' watersheds; reduce non-compliance of npdes program; enhance watershed management planning and implementation; improve states groundwater program. This agreement will result in enhanced protection of human health and the environment and will benefit the citizens of the state of new york. Deliverables will include the submission of the following reports: quarterly significant non-compliance action program (snap) meeting minutes report; electronic reporting for state pollutant discharge elimination system (spdes) program; sanitary sewer overflows (SSO) report; combine sewers overflow (CSO) annual report; state review framework (SRF) report: integrated compliance information system (icis) maintenance progress report through requisite icis-npdes data elements (ride); report quarterly on progress with part 750 regulatory updates to conform to applicable 40 CFR 122 - 471; new york state 2020/2022 303D and 305B integrated report; tmdls to address 303(d) lists; well drillers registration report; annual nonpoint source program progress report; grants reporting and tracking system (grts); submit water quality monitoring data to water quality exchange (WQX) database. Direct beneficiaries of this program are the citizens of the state of new york.