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...
This Project Grant awarded by 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 their beach monitoring and public notification program for the upcoming swimming season. The grant will support ODH's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Ohio and notify the public when bacteria levels exceed safe thresholds. Key...
The Ohio Department of Health was awarded a $229,369 Project Grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472). The grant will fund the recipient's efforts to monitor water quality and notify the public at designated recreational beaches in Ohio from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Specifically, the grant will support the recipient's beach monitoring program for the upcoming...
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 5 awarded a $245,000 Project Grant to the Illinois Department of Public Health under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472). The grant will fund the recipient's beach monitoring program for the upcoming swimming season, including meeting performance criteria established by the Federal Beach Act to remain eligible for beach grants and consistent with national guidance. Specifically, the grant will support the...
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 Ohio Department of Health (ODH), in collaboration with other Ohio state agencies, will collect and analyze composite fish tissue and concurrent surface water samples from the Lake Erie Basin under a $152,925 Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Project Grant awarded on May 15, 2021. The two-year grant project will expand knowledge about the uptake of cyanotoxins by fish exposed to harmful algal blooms and update fish consumption advisories and public health messaging. This work...
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 $214,000 in federal funding to the Erie County Department of Health (ECDH) in Pennsylvania. The funding supports ECDH's efforts to monitor the water quality of up to 9 permitted recreational beaches along Lake Erie and communicate water quality conditions to the public. Key activities include weekly water sample...
The Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) was awarded a $348,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472). This grant funds HDOH's beach monitoring program for the upcoming swimming season in Hawaii. The program will consist of bacteriological water quality monitoring at designated recreational beaches, public notification when water quality exceeds bacteria thresholds, and...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 provides $232,000.00 to fund the Illinois Department of Public Health's Beach Monitoring and Notification Program for the upcoming 2024-2025 swimming season. The funding supports the department's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Illinois and notify the public when water exceeds thresholds for fecal indicator bacteria or other pathogens. Key activities include water...