This action awards federal funds of $3,511,446

Federal funds in the amount of $13,645,784 are contingent upon availability. The purpose of this award is to aid pennsylvania in implementing and expanding its regulatory, accountability, assessment, compliance, and enforcement capabilities in support of reducing nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment loads delivered to the chesapeake BAY. Activities:the activities that will be performed under this award include implementation of pennsylvania's concentrated animal feeding operation (cafo) permitting program; increased staffing support for compliance monitoring, enforcement follow-up, reviews, reporting, inspections, and corrective actions; development of a web-based application to allow permittees to submit annual reports electronically; technical and compliance assistance to farmers and landowners to support installations of best management practices (bmps); tracking and verification of nonpoint source bmps; enhanced technical assistance for wastewater treatment facilities; and implementation and oversight of pennsylvania's phase III watershed implementation plan (WIP). Subrecipient:the recipient will subaward funds to support local implementation of bmps; support development and maintenance of improved data collection systems needed to document tmdl progress and improve local watershed planning; and provide training and technical support for wastewater treatment staff, state inspectors, and facility supervisory staff regarding proper and ethical wastewater treatment operation. Outcomes:this project supports achievement of the water quality goal of the 2014 chesapeake BAY watershed agreement and the chesapeake BAY total maximum daily load (tmdl). The expected outcome of this award is reduction of pollutants to achieve the water quality necessary to support the aquatic living resources of the chesapeake BAY and its tributaries. Beneficiaries include the chesapeake BAY program partnership, residents of the chesapeake BAY watershed, human health, and the environment.