This action provides funding in the amount of $2,534,900 to the south carolina department of environmental services (scdes) to implement its nonpoint source management program, focusing on…

This action provides funding in the amount of $2,534,900 to the south carolina department of environmental services (scdes) to implement its nonpoint source management program, focusing on watersheds with water quality impairments caused by polluted runoff from nonpoint sources. Nonpoint source implementation projects include a variety of structural and non-structural best management practices (bmps), watershed planning, monitoring, technology demonstrations, and a variety of education/outreach programs.activities:activities to be performed include assessing statewide water quality through consistent monitoring to identify waterbodies not fully meeting standards due to nonpoint sources of pollution, implement and update sanitary and monitoring surveys based on coastal water quality monitoring data where 319 projects have been and will be implemented, effectively assess and document the impacts of 319-funded implementation projects on water quality through collection and analysis of samples while working collaboratively to support prioritization of restoration efforts.subrecipient:the following activities are to be implemented through subawards: basin planning and management, activity, NPS program implementation, 319 grant program administration, groundwater program, NPS modeling, forestry NPS pollution prevention program, agricultural NPS pollution control, erosion and sedimentation control, and on-site wastewater disposal.outcomes:anticipated deliverables and expected outcomes include: collect and analyze monthly samples, perform macroinvertebrate assessments statewide, measure chlorophyll levels, update nonpoint source monitoring, and maintain a database to track permits, inspections, and compliance and enforcement actions. Direct beneficiaries include all residents of the state, both permanent and temporary.