The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Town of Evans, NY a $475,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) project grant to restore riparian habitat and install green infrastructure along Muddy Creek. The project activities include stabilizing the streambank using a combination of hard-engineering and nature-based solutions, installing three rain gardens, and planting native trees and shrubs. The Erie County Soil and Water Conservation District will provide...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469), will fund Erie County Soil & Water Conservation District to mitigate soil erosion and restore two streambanks along 1,900 linear feet of Cattaraugus Creek in New York. The $1,458,000 grant will support the installation of a riparian buffer with native vegetation and in-stream fish habitat improvements. This...
The Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper will implement green infrastructure practices across a 2.23-acre site along Gill Creek in Niagara Falls, NY through a $1.23 million Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Project Grant awarded under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) CFDA 66.469 program. Activities include constructing an infiltration trench, floodplain benches, exfiltration systems, and restoring fringe wetlands and natural areas to capture 2.3 million gallons of stormwater runoff...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,250,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to the Town of Clarkstown, NY to implement a project to replace deteriorated stormwater infrastructure and add water quality improvement measures in the West Nyack Hamlet. The project activities include replacement of two existing culverts, installation of a new drainage conveyance system, two subsurface stormwater systems, and two water...
The Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District will enhance 170 acres of habitat within the New York State Beaver Creek Wildlife Management Area along Lake Ontario through the $500,761 Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Project Grant awarded April 1, 2022 and set to be completed by June 30, 2025. Funded under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative program (CFDA 66.469), the District will restore up to 2.5 miles of hydrologic connectivity through reconstructing a historic creek...
This $214,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) provides funding to the Erie County Department of Health (ECDH) in Pennsylvania to monitor water quality at up to 9 recreational beaches along Lake Erie. The award supports ECDH's efforts to conduct regular sampling, testing, and analysis of beach water quality prior to and during the swimming season, and to communicate...
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation will receive $1.47 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative program (CFDA 66.469) to expand and enhance wetlands in Woodlawn Beach State Park from September 2021 through September 2024. Specifically, the recipient will increase existing wetland areas by 1.36 acres and plant over 16,000 native trees, shrubs and wetland plants across 4.46 acres. This expanded and...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) provides $235,000 to the County of Erie, Pennsylvania to fund a project to monitor water quality and notify the public at Presque Isle State Park and Freeport Beach. The key products and services under this grant include: 1) Weekly beach water quality monitoring and twice-weekly water sample collection and analysis, 2)...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $420,000.00 to Miami-Dade County, Florida to rehabilitate their stormwater drainage system. The key activities to be performed include replacing existing drainage structures, installing pollutant retardant baffles, and installing 325 linear feet of exfiltration trenches. The anticipated outcomes are improved stormwater conveyance and...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $875,000 to the Save The Sound organization to develop a watershed management plan for the Hutchinson River in New York. The key activities to be performed include: Identifying nonpoint source pollution within the Hutchinson River watershed; 2) Prioritizing implementable management, restoration, policy, and stormwater mitigation...