The national water quality initiative (NWQI) will assist litle pipe creek

The National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) will provide $123,000 in funding through a Cooperative Agreement awarded on July 31, 2021 to the Interstate Commission On The Potomac River Basin doing business as the Potomac River Commission. The funding is provided by the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA #10.902).

The NWQI project will assist Little Pipe Creek through July 31, 2022. The Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program aims to provide conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts, tribes, and other organizations through a national network of conservation professionals. The $123,000 in funding to the Potomac River Commission will support these efforts to conserve water quality in Little Pipe Creek through the delivery of technical assistance services to stakeholders.