This $2,032,022 formula grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 supports the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's implementation of the state's Nonpoint Source Management Program under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants (CFDA #66.460) program. The grant funds various structural and non-structural best management practices, watershed planning, monitoring, technology demonstrations, and education/outreach programs through subawards to improve water quality and protect waters impacted by nonpoint source pollution. Subrecipients include five soil and water conservation districts, the Southwest Connecticut Conservation District, Connecticut River Conservancy, Save the Sound, University of Connecticut Center for Land Use Education and Research, and White Memorial Foundation. Outcomes include restoring impaired waters, protecting threatened waters, completed restoration plans, and increased public understanding and participation in water quality improvement activities.
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