This agreement provides funding to the district of columbia's department of energy and environment (DC doee) from the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (PL 117-58), to construct eligible…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 3, awarded $12.094 million to the District of Columbia's Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) on October 1, 2025, under the Construction Grants for Wastewater Treatment Works program (CFDA 66.418). This formula grant, funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), supports the design, environmental assessment, and construction of ten stormwater management and water quality improvement projects extending through September 30, 2030. Key deliverables include restoration of Rock Creek and its outfalls, retrofitting underperforming stormwater ponds at Fort Lincoln, creation and restoration of wetlands at Kingman and Heritage Island with floodplain reconnection, green infrastructure retrofits at parkland sites, stream restoration in Reservation 630, and green infrastructure implementation at three schoolyard sites through the RiverSmart Schools initiative.

The grant also funds two District Department of Transportation (DDOT) projects focused on low-impact development demonstrations and green infrastructure in the right-of-way to reduce watershed-level stormwater impacts through best management practices (BMPs), as well as stormwater management improvements at municipal critical source facilities including maintenance facilities, warehouses, and operations yards. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement. The portfolio of projects is designed to reduce stormwater flow and associated environmental impacts while improving water quality in accordance with Clean Water Act standards.

This agreement provides funding to the district of columbia's department of energy and environment (DC doee) from the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) (PL 117-58), to construct eligible projects under the clean water act (CWA). Activities:the projects to be funded include: 1) district stormwater outfall restoration, part b, phase III - design and environmental assessment for restoration of a portion of rock creek and its outfalls; 2) fort lincoln stormwater pond retrofits: phase 1 - analysis of five underperforming stormwater ponds; 3) kingman and heritage island wetland restoration - creation and restoration of wetlands in kingman lake. Floodplain reconnection through seawall removal; 4) parklands lid retrofits, part d, phase III - design and construction of green infrastructure retrofits at two park parcels; 5) reservation 630 stream restoration: phase i - environmental assessment and designs of a 1,600 linear foot stream restoration including upland treatments; 7) riversmart schools, part c, phase III - design and construction of green infrastructure to retain and filter stormwater runoff from three schoolyard sites; 8) citywide low impact development demonstrations within the right-of-way: phase III - the district department of transportation (ddot) project to design six remaining sites with stormwater best management practices (bmps) as a part of their greater efforts to develop a standardized framework for bmps in the right of way. 9) green infrastructure in the right of way: part b, phase i - ddot project to reduce stormwater impact at the watershed level through implementing bmps in the right of way; 10) stormwater management for municipal critical source facilities: phase v - construction of green and grey infrastructure at two ddot maintenance facilities, a warehouse, and an operations yard. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:outcomes expected include reduced stormwater flow, reduced stormwater pollution reaching nearby rivers, and decreased sediment loads in nearby rivers. Intended beneficiaries include the citizens of the district and those downstream of the district.