The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $5,650,000 Project Grant under the Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Division of Water. The purpose of this award is to implement projects that support the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan to protect and restore Long Island Sound.
Specifically, the DEC will use the grant funds to reduce nutrients and pathogens across the Long Island Sound watershed through water quality improvement projects and septic system upgrades. Key activities include financing wastewater treatment improvements, non-agricultural nonpoint source pollution control, aquatic habitat restoration, and septic system replacements in Suffolk and Nassau counties. The project aims to improve water quality, mitigate ecosystem impacts, and protect public health in the Long Island Sound region.
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