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

This $1,878,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) will fund water quality management planning activities in the state of Ohio. The grant supports the Ohio EPA in conducting assessments of regional and watershed water quality conditions, preparing technical support documents and TMDL reports, and updating water quality management plans. The Ohio EPA will pass through $751,200 to seven regional and watershed planning agencies, who will continue 208 plan updates and complete supplemental water quality planning activities, such as work on nine element plans. The information provided by this work will allow Ohio EPA to maintain strong monitoring, assessment, and TMDL programs, inform water quality standards and permitting, identify and restore impaired waters, and promote regional wastewater infrastructure planning.

This agreement is to fund the state of ohio'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 passthrough at least 40% of funding 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 assessment of regional and watershed water quality conditions, the preparation of technical support documents, tmdl reports, and water quality management planning updates. Subrecipient:ohio EPA will pass through $751,200.00 to the areawide and water quality planning agencies, as detailed in the grant workplan. These areawide agencies will continue 208 plan updates and complete supplemental water quality planning activities, such as work on nine element plans. With the increase in the 604(b) allotment, ohio EPA will direct the areawide and water quality planning agencies to develop sub-grant work plans that include more supplemental water quality planning activities that align with the needs and priorities of local, regional and state governments.outcomes:the information provided by this work will allow ohio environmental protection agency to 1) maintain strong programs in monitoring, assessment and tmdls that emphasize watershed protection; (2) inform the standards and npdes programs; (3) identify and restore impaired waters on a watershed basis; and (4) promote and assist in the planning of regional wastewater infrastructure. The intended beneficiaries include the residents of ohio.