This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) provides $235,000 to the County of Erie, Pennsylvania to fund a project to monitor water quality and notify the public at Presque Isle State Park and Freeport Beach.
The key products and services under this grant include: 1) Weekly beach water quality monitoring and twice-weekly water sample collection and analysis, 2) Posting of swimming advisories and restrictions on the county's public website and through physical signage at the beaches, and 3) Providing water quality monitoring and notification data to the EPA. The county is subawardng a portion of the grant to the Regional Science Consortium to assist with water sample collection, analysis, and signage maintenance. The overarching goal of this grant-funded project is to reduce the risk of swimmers contracting disease or infection from polluted waters at these public beaches.
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