This agreement provides support to the state of massachusetts to implement its nonpoint source management program to clean up water bodies with water quality impairments caused by polluted run-off…

This agreement provides support to the state of massachusetts to implement its nonpoint source management program to clean up water bodies with water quality impairments caused by polluted run-off from nonpoint sources. The massachusetts department of environmental protection (massdep) will fund its sub-recipients to implement nonpoint source projects which include a variety of structural and non-structural best management practices (bmps), watershed planning, monitoring, technology demonstrations, and education/outreach programs. Activities:the proposed work in this agreement includes projects that will support the priorities in the massachusetts nonpoint source management plan (and addenda) as well as yearly work plans. In general, activities covered include: pollution reduction through structural and non-structural best management practices, education of and greater involvement in water pollution reduction activities by the public, and coordination with partner agencies. Subrecipient:subawards will be selected via open competition (request for responses) during the grant period. As such, the subawardee entities are not yet known. Subawardee activities will support the goals of the massachusetts nonpoint source program. Outcomes:outcomes will include improvement and restoration of water quality in polluted waters and protection of threatened, but not yet impaired, waters; completed restoration plans; and great understanding of water quality issues and participation in improvement activities by the public. Deliverables include annual reports, annual work plans, and reports on sub-recipient activities. Beneficiaries of statewide projects include the residents and environment of the state of massachusetts. Beneficiaries of area-specific sub-recipient projects include the residents and environment of the targeted watershed, and those downstream of the proposed work area.