This 319(h) grant award agreement provides federal funds in the amount of $1,181,000.00, with $10,000 in-kind support to the district of columbia to implement its nonpoint source management program,…

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment a $1,985,000 Formula Grant under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA #66.460) to implement the jurisdiction's nonpoint source pollution management program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026.

The grant funds three main initiatives. First, $1,181,000 will support nonpoint source implementation projects conducted by the grantee and subrecipients, including structural and nonstructural best management practices, watershed planning, monitoring, and education/outreach. Second, a subaward of $10,000 will support the Anacostia Green Boat Program run by a subrecipient, offering free kayaking and community science water quality monitoring on the Anacostia River. Third, subawards totaling $794,000 will fund the DC Watershed LID Retrofit Program and support two USGS stream gauge stations through an interagency agreement, to meet water quality standards through stormwater retrofits and monitoring. The projects are expected to reduce pollutant loads in impaired watersheds and ultimately restore waterbodies to attain water quality standards, benefiting all District residents.

This 319(h) grant award agreement provides federal funds in the amount of $1,181,000.00, with $10,000 in-kind support to the district of columbia to implement its nonpoint source management program, focusing on restoring watersheds with water quality impairments caused by polluted run-off from nonpoint sources. Activities:nonpoint source implementation projects can be conducted by both the state grant recipient as well as by a variety of subrecipients, and include a variety of structural and non-structural best management practices (bmps), watershed planning, monitoring, technology demonstrations, and a variety of education/outreach programs. Subrecipient:the recipient intends to use a subaward to implement the anacostia green boat program which supports community science, stewardship, and environmental education goals. The program will offer public, free access to six double kayaks launched from heritage island in the anacostia river. Participants will take part in a community science program focused on collecting marine debris from the anacostia river. The recipient also intends to use a subaward to run the DC watershed lid retrofit program which was designed to implement lid and other innovative urban NPS best management practices (bmps), as well as targeted stormwater retrofits for the purpose of meeting water quality standards in district waterbodies. Lastly, the recipient will use a subaward to support two U.S. Geological survey gauge stations at watts branch and rock creek through a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Geological survey (USGS). Outcomes:the implementation projects are expected to primarily achieve pollutant load reductions in watersheds with clean water act section 319 approved watershed-based plans, ultimately leading to restoration of waterbodies and attainment of water quality standards. Direct beneficiaries of this program include all district of columbia residents and occupants, both permanent and temporary.