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

This $1.73 million Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 supports the State of Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UTDEQ) in implementing its Nonpoint Source (NPS) Management Program under the EPA's CFDA 66.460 Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program. The funding will be used to implement a variety of NPS projects, including effectiveness monitoring, targeting agricultural best management practices (BMPs) in priority areas, and improving stream channels to maintain and reduce NPS pollution. Key deliverables include project designs, monitoring reports, construction completion reports, and measurable water quality improvements from reduced nutrient and sediment loads. Subawards will support initiatives such as the Echo Creek project, 319 Water Watch, local watershed coordinator support, the Bear River Three Creeks Project, and the Lower Bear River Water Quality Improvement Project.

This agreement provides support to the state of utah 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: 5 projects that will support a variety of NPS projects aimed at restoring water quality including effectiveness monitoring, targeting agriculture bmps in priority areas, and to improving stream channels to maintain and reduce nonpoint source pollutionsubrecipient:subawards: echo creek, 319 water watch, local watershed coordinator support, bear river three creeks project, lower bear river water quality improvement projectoutcomes:the anticipated deliverables and expected outcomes include deliverables include project designs, monitoring reports, project construction completion reports, and water quality improvement from nutrient 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.