This agreement is to fund the state of michigan's water quality management planning program to improve impaired water and protect unimpaired waters across the state by conducting planning that informs…

This agreement is to fund the state of michigan's water quality management planning program to improve impaired water and protect unimpaired waters across the state by conducting planning that informs and supports implementation of clean water act programs. In accordance with clean water act section 205(j)(3), unless a waiver request is approved by EPA, the recipient will jointly develop workplans with and provide at least 40% of this award to regional or interstate watershed management planning agencies. 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 the following water quality management planning activities: the derivation or update of water quality values (WQV) pursuant to michigan's rule 323.1057 (toxic substances) of the part 4 water quality standards; literature searches/reviews, data compilation and analysis, preparing technical summaries, and updating water quality criteria tables; a new prioritization process will be developed to identify chemicals for routine updates and will include factors such as chemical hazard, applicability to current permit approvals, and age of assessment; compare measured or estimated concentrations of chemicals in surface waters and in some cases sediment to various benchmarks; staff attendance at conferences or workshops dealing with emerging contaminants (e.g. per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances [PFAS], pesticides, etc.), risk assessment (e.g. read-across, new approach methodologies, physiologically-based pharmacokinetic [pbpk] modeling, etc.).subrecipient:subgrantees will use the majority of funding for wetland planning, protection, and to mitigate the impacts from emerging contaminates such as PFAS. Outcomes:the deliverables to be provided under this agreement are: an updated version of the water quality values (WQV) report, pursuant to michigan's rule 323.1057 (toxic substances) of the part 4 water quality standards; an updated version of the vision 2.0 prioritization plan (2023-2033); nine element watershed management plans or updated existing plans. The expected outcomes resulting from these efforts, respectively, include: the restoration and protection of priority watersheds. The intended beneficiaries include local stakeholders in the state of michigan.