This grant will fund the state of california's water quality management planning program to improve impaired water and protect unimpaired waters across the state

This Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 provides $1,148,000 to the California Water Resources Control Board through September 2026 to support the state's Water Quality Management Planning Program under the Water Quality Management Planning federal grant program (CFDA 66.454). The funding will allow the state to improve impaired waters and protect unimpaired waters through activities such as tracking Total Maximum Daily Loads and water quality standards, conducting water quality monitoring and assessment, developing and implementing water quality standards, and performing water quality planning. Additional work includes initial development of statewide water quality objectives for biostimulatory conditions and a Ceriodaphnia dubia technical study. All work will be conducted in Sacramento, California.

The work to be accomplished in this project is the tracking of total maximum daily load and water quality standards, improving water quality through water quality monitoring and assessment, developing and implementing water quality standards, and conducting water quality planning activities. Other activities include the initial development of statewide water quality objectives for biostimulatory conditions and a ceriodaphnia dubia technical study. This agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $1,148,000.00. Refer to terms and conditions.