The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) received a $1,133,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454). The grant will fund MassDEP's statewide water quality management planning program to improve impaired waters and protect unimpaired waters across Massachusetts. Key activities include developing watershed-based plans, determining pollutant loads, designing green infrastructure projects, and conducting climate resiliency planning. MassDEP will collaborate with regional or interstate watershed management agencies, utilizing at least 40% of the award for their planning efforts. Deliverables include annual progress reports, updated project summaries, and final reports for the sub-awarded projects, which will benefit residents throughout the state and downstream areas.
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