The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded $290,234 to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460) to implement six nonpoint source pollution reduction projects from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026. Through subawards, the funding will support monitoring and incentives to improve irrigation ditch stream flows, riparian planting to reduce stream temperatures, propagation and distribution of native plants for watershed restoration, planting riparian buffers, wetland restoration, and regional stormwater mapping. The anticipated outcomes include nutrient and sediment reductions, stream flow and temperature improvements, and outreach and education. The subawards will be administered to organizations conducting the riparian and wetland best management practices, monitoring, mapping, and outreach activities to benefit water quality and residents of Oregon.
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