This $388,000 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 funds the State of Maryland's Water Quality Management Planning Program for Fiscal Year 2022. The purpose of the program is to increase public awareness and understanding of water quality protection and improvement through a variety of planning activities conducted by the Maryland Department of the Environment and subrecipients. Planning activities include watershed assessment, NPDES permitting, environmental...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $377,000 Formula Grant to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454). The grant will fund the state's water quality management planning activities from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026. Key deliverables include reports, maps of nutrient loads and source contributions, and data for ODEQ metrics to protect beneficial uses, improve water quality, and meet standards...
This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) provides $24,168,520.00 in funding to the Maryland Department of the Environment as of July 1, 2024. The funds will be used to offer low-interest financing to numerous subrecipients for eligible water quality improvement and protection projects, such as wastewater treatment facility upgrades, stormwater management systems, and nonpoint source pollution control....
This $926,000 Formula Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) will fund the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' (MODNR) efforts to improve and protect water quality across the state. Key activities include:
Developing water quality standards and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) assessments, sampling emerging contaminants like PFAS, conducting antidegradation reviews, updating the state's water quality monitoring...
This is a $66,002,400 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program. The grant provides funding to the Maryland Department of the Environment to capitalize its Clean Water State Revolving Fund program. This will enable the department to offer low-interest financing to numerous sub-recipients for eligible water quality improvement and protection projects across the state. The anticipated deliverables...
This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) provides $124,000 in funding to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to support water quality management planning activities across the state. The grant funds will be used for the following key activities:
Tracking water quality changes over time through baseline and trend monitoring in areas with water quality threats or...
This $1,549,094 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) will fund the State of Texas' water quality management planning efforts from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026. The primary recipient, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), will conduct a range of planning activities to improve impaired waters and protect unimpaired waters across the state. These include long-term seagrass...
This $259,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) supports the Hawaii Department of Health in conducting comprehensive water quality management planning activities. The funded activities include developing Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), performing equity and climate assessments, monitoring and analyzing water quality data, coordinating data collection, and identifying and prioritizing...
This $1,364,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) will fund the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to carry out a range of water quality management planning activities across the state. Key activities include developing and updating statewide water quality and wastewater management plans, finalizing the state's CWA 303(d) program vision, conducting TMDL...
This $1,133,000 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) will fund the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's (MassDEP) comprehensive planning activities to improve and protect water quality across the state.
Key activities include developing watershed-based plans to guide water quality restoration and protection efforts, assessing water quality issues, designing green...