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...
This Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472), provides $246,639 to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to collect water samples from designated recreational beaches in Oregon from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2023. The samples will be tested for bacteriological water quality and the public will be notified when waters exceed applicable standards or are safe for swimming,...
This EPA Region 10 Project Grant award, funded through the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472), provides $236,257 to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) to operate a beach monitoring and public notification program for the 2024-2026 swimming seasons. The key activities funded under this award include: monitoring water quality at designated recreational beaches in Oregon for pathogens, notifying the public of sample results and health...
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....
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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $255,940 Project Grant to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) to fund the state's beach monitoring program for the upcoming swimming season. This funding will enable ODH to conduct bacteriological water quality monitoring at designated recreational beaches in Ohio and notify the public when water quality exceeds established thresholds for...
The Department of Environmental Protection Maine received a $272,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472). The purpose of this grant is to fund the Department's efforts to collect water samples from designated recreational beaches in Maine, test them for bacteriological water quality, and notify the public when the waters exceed applicable water quality standards or are safe...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) provides $216,000.00 to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) to fund its beach monitoring program for the upcoming swimming season. The award supports ODH's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Ohio and notify the public when water quality exceeds bacteria thresholds, consistent with the...
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) was awarded a $275,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program (CFDA 66.608). The 3-year grant, commencing on October 1, 2023, will enable ODEQ to enhance its IT and data management capabilities to facilitate the electronic collection, reporting, exchange, sharing, and integration of environmental data, particularly air quality data. Key activities...