This $297,393 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program (CFDA 66.608) will enable the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to enhance its water resources data management and access capabilities. Key activities include improving monitoring location metadata storage and management, expanding web services and search capabilities in the Assessment and Watershed Quality Management System (AWQMS), creating QA...
This $223,282 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program (CFDA 66.608) supports the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in building a system management tool for public water systems in the state. The project aims to provide a centralized, web-based platform for public water supply systems in Oklahoma to enter, manage, track, and store their daily monitoring and maintenance reporting...
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is receiving a $300,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program (CFDA 66.608). The grant will fund the development of a new, updated database and interface system to better support licensing, testing, and training for all certified water and wastewater operators in the state of Oklahoma. Key activities include consulting with IT professionals,...
The Environmental Protection Agency Office of Administration and Resource Management awarded the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry (ODAFF) a $197,583 Project Grant under the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program and Related Assistance (CFDA 66.608). The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. Under this award, ODAFF will enhance its information technology and data management capabilities to facilitate the electronic collection,...
This $270,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) will fund the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment's comprehensive water quality management planning activities in the state. The key products and services to be delivered include: Developing methods to identify high-quality waters, creating nutrient and sediment models for water supply watersheds, mapping stormwater infrastructure to...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $22,047,600 Formula Grant to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program (CFDA 66.458). The grant funding will capitalize OWRB's CWSRF to provide low-interest financing for eligible water quality improvement and protection projects across Oklahoma. The key activities under this grant include planning, designing, and constructing water infrastructure projects such as wastewater...
This $248,000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 Formula Grant under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) funds the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment to conduct water quality management planning activities in the state. The key products and services to be delivered include: Developing a eutrophication/harmful algal bloom fact sheet Updating a groundwater model to evaluate drought scenarios for the cities of Norman and Noble Enhancing water...
This $168,775 formula grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) provides funding to the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment for a statewide water quality monitoring and assessment program. Key activities include: Conducting a probabilistic survey of approximately 35-40 stream and river stations annually across three ecoregions in Oklahoma to characterize water...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment a $470,441 Formula Grant under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) program. The grant will fund the State of Oklahoma's Supplemental Water Quality Monitoring Initiative through September 2023. Under this initiative, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board as subrecipient will continue statewide surface water quality monitoring of streams and...
This $300,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program (CFDA 66.608) will enable the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment's Division of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to enhance its water quality assessment and reporting capabilities. Key activities include: Integrating customized, non-predetermined information into the Water Quality Assessment and Reporting Tool (WQARV2); housing...