This assistance agreement will support the ohio EPA in partnership with lucas, defiance and ottawa counties to increase the ability of ditches and streams to intercept runoff and to reduce delivery of…

This $1,600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) supports the State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management, doing business as the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA), and its partner local governments in Lucas, Defiance, and Ottawa Counties. The project aims to increase the ability of ditches and streams to intercept runoff and reduce the delivery of nutrients threatening the Maumee River and Western Lake Erie. Key activities include the restoration of 10,650 feet of channelized ditches, 10.7 acres of floodplain, and 13.4 acres of wetlands. The project is expected to reduce annual nutrient loads by 2,192 lbs of nitrogen, 252 lbs of phosphorus, and 81.3 tons of sediment. The Ohio EPA will partner with the Lucas County Office of Engineering, Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area, and Ottawa Soil and Water Conservation District to deliver these environmental restoration and nutrient reduction outcomes in the Maumee watershed.

This assistance agreement will support the ohio EPA in partnership with lucas, defiance and ottawa counties to increase the ability of ditches and streams to intercept runoff and to reduce delivery of nutrients threatening the maumee river, toledo, and western lake erie. Activities:the activities include the restoration of channelized ditches, floodplain and wetlands to capture, slow, and treat agricultural and urban/suburban runoff. Subrecipient:the ohio EPA will partner with lucas, defiance, and ottawa counties to increase the ability of ditches and streams to intercept runoff and to reduce delivery of nutrients threatening the maumee river and western lake erie.outcomes:the capture and storage of surface and subsurface drainage in wetlands and expanded floodplains will reduce peak concentrations and loads of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment to tributaries that contribute to harmful algal blooms in western lake erie. In total the project will restore 10,650 feet of ditches, 10.7 acres of floodplain, 13.4 acres of wetlands, and reduce nitrogen loads by 2,192 pounds, phosphorus loads by 252 pounds, and sediment by 81.3 tons/year. This project will benefit the residents of lucas, defiance, and ottawa counties.