This agreement provides support to the district of columbia (DC) to implement its nonpoint source management program, focusing on watersheds with water quality impairments caused by polluted runoff…

This agreement provides support to the district of columbia (DC) to implement its nonpoint source management program, focusing on watersheds with water quality impairments caused by polluted runoff from nonpoint sources. Nonpoint source implementation projects include a variety of structural and non-structural best management practices (bmps), watershed planning, monitoring, technology demonstrations, and a variety of education/outreach programs. This 319(h) assistance agreement provides $1,104,443.00 of federal funds in full, to include $2,100.00 of in-kind support, to implement the district of columbia's nonpoint source management program as outlined in their EPA approved 2024-2029 NPS management plan. IT provides support to the district of columbia to implement its NPS program, focusing on restoring watersheds with water quality impairments caused by polluted run-off from nonpoint sources.activities:the proposed work in this agreement includes: 5 projects that will support program administration and grant management; watershed education and outreach and engagement; watershed low-impact-development (lid) retrofit program; steam, wetland and outfall restoration; and watershed restoration project work. NPS projects can be conducted by both the state grant recipient as well as by a variety of subrecipients. The projects to be funded with this grant award will develop and implement projects and best management practices (bmps) in the areas of conservation planning, nutrient management, nutrient load reductions, watershed plan implementation, and ditch/wetland/stream restoration. Activities will be accomplished under this grant award that further the recipient's efforts in partially or fully restoring waterbodies that have been identified by the district of columbia as being primarily nonpoint source impaired.subrecipient:the recipient intends to use a subaward to run the DC watershed lid retrofit program which was designed to implement lid and other innovative urban nonpoint source best management practices (bmps), as well as targeted stormwater retrofits for the purpose of meeting water quality standards in district waterbodies. 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). The recipient will use a subaward to support the watershed stewards academy. Outcomes:the anticipated deliverables and expected outcomes include 15 new teachers attending teacher training workshops, 300 storm drain makers installed, grts tracking, lid installations to capture and filter run-OOF from at least 15,625 SQ FT of impervious surface area, and complete planning and design of anacostia wetlands. Further deliverables and outcomes can be found in the DC workplan. 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.