This agreement is to fund the state of indianas water quality management planning program to improve impaired water and protect unimpaired waters across the state

This $386,729 Environmental Protection Agency Formula Grant funds the Indiana Department of Environmental Management's statewide water quality management planning program through June 2025. The program aims to improve impaired waters and protect unimpaired waters across Indiana through increased public awareness and regional watershed planning.

Per the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454), 40% of funding will support the Twin Creek-Lick Branch Watershed Management Plan developed by the Washington County Soil and Water Conservation District. Additional subawards continue water quality monitoring on the Ohio River through the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission and study nutrients and harmful algal blooms on the Wabash River via the US Geological Survey Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center. The award and subawards advance the priority of developing and implementing regional water quality plans.

This statewide program is designed to increase public awareness and understanding regarding the protection and improvement of water quality. The recipient will provide 40% of this award to regional or interstate watershed management planning agencies for the development and implementation of water quality management plans.