This agreement provides support to the state of south dakota to implement its nonpoint source management program, focusing on watersheds with water quality impairments caused by polluted runoff from…

This $4,406,666 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460) supports the State of South Dakota's efforts to implement its nonpoint source management program. The key products and services delivered through this 5-year grant, which began on July 10, 2024, include:

The implementation of best management practices (BMPs) to reduce sediment, nutrient, and bacterial loads in impaired watersheds, such as the Belle Fourche River watershed and South Central watersheds. This includes installing irrigation systems, grazing management systems, riparian and bank stabilization measures, and improved cropping systems. The grant also funds watershed planning, water quality monitoring, and education/outreach activities to promote public understanding of watershed management issues.

Relevant sub-awards were provided to the James River Water Development District and the Belle Fourche River Watershed Partnership, Inc. to carry out specific BMP implementation, monitoring, and data collection efforts within their respective watersheds. These sub-projects aim to address established total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) and restore water quality to meet designated beneficial uses.

This agreement provides support to the state of south dakota 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:the proposed work in this agreement includes: two projects that will support restoring water quality, including educational outreach to promote and facilitate public understanding of watersheds and related management issues, implementing bmps that reduce sediment loads, nutrient loads, and bacterial loads, and implementing soil health and agricultural bmps.subrecipient:activities to be implemented through subawards include BMP implementation, education and outreach activities, and water quality monitoring. Projects include: belle fourche implementation project - segment 10 and south central watershed implementation project - segment 2.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables and expected outcomes include project designs, monitoring reports, project construction completion reports, and water quality improvement from nutrient, bacteria, and sediment load reductions. See project workplans attached in SEC. M for more details on deliverables and project load reductions. Direct beneficiaries of this program include all state residents and occupants, both permanent and temporary.