The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $254,000 project grant under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP). The purpose of this grant is to fund the collection of water samples from designated recreational beaches in Maine and test them for bacteriological water quality. Maine DEP will monitor these beaches, notify the public when the water exceeds applicable quality...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Maine Department of Environmental Protection a $245,600 Project Grant under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) to support beach water quality monitoring and public notification efforts from January 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. The grant funding will allow the Department to collect water samples from designated recreational beaches in Maine, test them for bacteriological water quality, and...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Maine Department of Environmental Protection a $255,000 Project Grant under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) to monitor designated recreational beaches in Maine for bacteriological water quality from January 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024. ME DEP will collect water samples, test them for bacteria, and notify the public when waters exceed applicable standards or are safe for swimming....
This Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1, totaling $245,600, will fund the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to implement beach water quality monitoring and public notification efforts under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) from October 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The Department will collect water samples from designated recreational beaches in Massachusetts to test for bacteriological water...
This Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) will provide $254,000.00 to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) to monitor bacterial water quality at approximately 600 sampling locations across over 550 marine beaches in Massachusetts. The grant funds will support MDPH's efforts to maintain a public notification system informing residents and beachgoers when water...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Minnesota Department of Health a $228,000 Project Grant under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) to support water quality monitoring and public notification efforts at recreational beaches in Minnesota from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. Specifically, the state will collect and analyze water samples from 36 designated beaches on a semi-weekly or weekly basis, depending on beach tier...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Connecticut Department of Public Health a $216,600 Project Grant under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) to support beach water quality monitoring and public notification efforts from October 1, 2021 to May 31, 2023. Deliverables under the award include sampling of designated recreational beaches in Connecticut for bacteriological water quality, notifying the public when waters exceed...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $283,000 Project Grant to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) on December 1, 2023. The purpose of this grant is to support MDE's efforts to coordinate beach water quality monitoring, sampling, and public notification activities performed by local governments at coastal beaches in Maryland. Key activities include: MDE working with local...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $247,000 Project Grant under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) to implement the Oregon Beach Monitoring Program for the upcoming swimming season. The grant will fund ODEQ's efforts to collect and test water samples from designated recreational beaches in Oregon for bacteria, and to notify the public when water quality standards are...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded a $252,000 Project Grant to the Maryland Department of the Environment under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) to support the state's efforts in monitoring recreational beaches and notifying the public from December 2021 through November 2022. Specifically, grant funds will be used to collect water samples from designated beaches to test for bacteria, notify the public when waters exceed...