This action approves an award in the amount of $485,000 to the tennessee department of environment and conservation

This agreement is to fund the state's water quality management planning program to improve impaired water and to protect unimpaired water across the state by conducting planning that informs and supports implementation of clean water act programs. This agreement is supported by funding provided under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (PL 117-58).activities:the activities to be performed include water quality management planning activities and coordination of assessment activities between central and field office staff, including the compilation and review of all available data, identification of criteria violations, and potential source identification for integrated reporting.subrecipient:subawards are pass through funds provided to regional public comprehensive planning organizations for water monitoring planning projects.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include identifying and evaluating conditions in the most vulnerable waterbodies, such as national parks and trout streams. The expected outcomes include reviewing data quality and identifying data gaps for biological, chemical, physical, bacteriological and fish tissue data for surface water samples for use in various programs areas. The intended beneficiaries are citizens of tennessee.