This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $625,000 in funding to the Town of North East (MD) to remove sediment from the Leslie Water Treatment Plant (LWTP). The project activities include temporarily shutting down the LWTP, dewatering the pond, and using earth-moving equipment to excavate, load, and haul off the accumulated sediment. The anticipated deliverables include the...
The Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service awarded Pinal County, Arizona a $6.8 million cooperative agreement under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program on September 15, 2022. The agreement will support sediment removal along Big Box Lake through July 1, 2023. Under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program, which aims to relieve imminent hazards to life and property from natural disasters through erosion prevention and runoff control projects, Pinal County...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), will provide $4,375,000 in funding to the City of Willoughby, Ohio to implement the Willoughby-Eastlake Water Pollution Control Center Lakeshore East Equalization Basin Project. The project aims to reduce sanitary sewer overflows by installing a 1.35 million gallon equalization basin, a pump station, and making improvements to the...
This $2,975,302 federal Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the CFDA 66.126 "Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund" program, is to transform a 6.9-acre wastewater storage basin into a multi-purpose freshwater treatment wetland. The project aims to reduce nitrogen discharges from the City of San Leandro's Water Pollution Control Plant by 20% and help mitigate emerging contaminants. Key activities...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923), funds bank stabilization and erosion prevention activities along Martins Lane in Adams County, Mississippi. The $103,950.00 award to the City of Natchez, the county seat of Adams County, will support critical watershed protection and infrastructure improvement initiatives to mitigate...
This $297,208.73 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923) will fund critical watershed stabilization and erosion control measures to protect public infrastructure in Warren County, Mississippi. The award supports an "Emergency Watershed Protection Stabilization Project" to address imminent hazards caused by natural disaster damage to roads...
This $4.04 million formula grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Construction Grants for Wastewater Treatment Works (CFDA 66.418) program will fund three green infrastructure projects in Washington, D.C. to control stormwater runoff and improve water quality. The District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment will implement the Fort Dupont Steam and Wetland Restoration Phase 1 project to restore 21,000 linear feet of streambank and decrease sediment loads to...
This $2,500,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) will fund the construction of a new wastewater treatment facility for Saline County, Missouri. The project includes the installation of sanitary infrastructure such as service connections, manholes, lift pumping stations, and force main and gravity sewer pipes. Additionally, the facility will incorporate a SAGR system treatment plant...
The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $114,482.57 cooperative agreement to the Washington State Conservation Commission on July 27, 2022 through the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923). The funding supports stream bank stabilization projects in Mason County, Washington to address infrastructure damage from 2022 western Washington flooding under Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding. As the awardee, the Conservation Commission will implement emergency...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $5,826,000 Project Grant to the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126). The 4-year project aims to: (1) develop strategies to increase beneficial reuse of up to 45,000 tons of flood control channel sediment for habitat restoration; (2) implement pilot projects to restore several acres of tidal marsh and creek habitat; (3) develop visions...