This $164,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Quality Management Planning Program (CFDA 66.454) will fund two water quality improvement projects in the state of Wyoming: The Boysen Nutrient Reduction Strategy Phase I Supplemental project, which will develop a public-friendly report characterizing the Boysen Reservoir watershed, assist with a public involvement strategy, and initiate nonpoint source implementation projects. This project is...
This $168,775 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) program supports the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality's (WDEQ) efforts to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies in the state. Key activities funded include seasonal surface water quality monitoring, groundwater sampling and analysis...
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) was awarded $100,000 under the Water Quality Management Planning Formula Grant program by the Environmental Protection Agency Region 8. The grant will fund Wyoming's statewide water quality management planning program through September 30, 2023. The program is designed to increase public awareness and understanding of water quality protection and improvement efforts across Wyoming. DEQ will use 40% of the award funding, or $40,000, to provide...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality a $160,978 Formula Grant under the agency's Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454). The funding will support two water quality planning projects in Wyoming through September 2024. The Laramie River - Oasis Diversion Dam Decommission Alternatives project will evaluate up to three alternatives for decommissioning a dam impairing water quality in the Laramie River. The assessment...
This $1,646,252 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460) provides support to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) to implement its nonpoint source management program. The funding will support seven projects focused on restoring water quality in impaired watersheds across Wyoming by implementing structural and non-structural best management practices (BMPs),...
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) received a $1,611,667 Formula Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460). This 5-year grant supports WDEQ's implementation of its Nonpoint Source Management Program to address water quality impairments caused by polluted runoff in Wyoming. The grant funds three subawards for on-the-ground projects, outreach/education activities, and water quality...
This $439,000 formula grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442) provides funding to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) to assist small, underserved, and disadvantaged communities in Wyoming to comply with Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) regulations. The grant will enable WDEQ to award sub-grants to selected...
This $164,000 Formula Grant award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454), will fund the State of South Dakota's water quality management planning efforts. The key activities to be performed under this grant include: Assessing selected lakes and streams in the West River region of South Dakota as part of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources' (DANR) Rotating Basins Project. This will involve conducting...
This $6,817,200 formula grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program (CFDA 66.458) provides capitalization funding to the State of Wyoming's Office of State Lands and Investments Division. The purpose of this award is to capitalize Wyoming's CWSRF program, which will then provide low-interest financing to numerous sub-recipients for the planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and...
This $128,000 formula grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency supports Colorado's Water Quality Management Planning Program. The program aims to improve impaired waters and protect unimpaired waters across the state through September 2023. As outlined in the Water Quality Management Planning federal grant program (CFDA 66.454), 40% of the funding or $51,200 will be provided as sub-awards to three regional water quality planning organizations for development and implementation of...
This $151,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) will fund the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality's (WDEQ) efforts to develop a water quality protection plan for the Boysen Reservoir. Key activities include data compilation, source identification, reporting, education and outreach, and monitoring related to cyanobacteria and microcystin levels. The grant will support the first phase of a long-term, stakeholder-driven initiative to reduce nutrient contributions and address cyanobacteria blooms in the reservoir. Deliverables include technical reports, data summaries, stakeholder engagement plans, and water quality monitoring. This grant aims to build the foundation for a comprehensive protection plan as part of WDEQ's broader TMDL and assessment program.