The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $205,882 project grant to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) under the State Programs for Control of Coal Combustion Residuals (CFDA 66.820) program. The purpose of this grant is to assist MDEQ with developing and implementing a state program for the control of coal combustion residuals (CCR) under Section 4005(d) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Key activities include drafting, reviewing, and editing CCR rules and...
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) was awarded a $205,882 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 under the State Programs for Control of Coal Combustion Residuals (CFDA 66.820) grant program. The grant will assist the DEQ in developing and implementing an EPA-approved state program for the control of coal combustion residuals (CCR). Specifically, the grant funds will support the DEQ's efforts to draft CCR rules, conduct stakeholder and...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $308,824 Project Grant to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) under the STATE PROGRAMS FOR CONTROL OF COAL COMBUSTION RESIDUALS (CFDA 66.820) program. The grant will assist VDEQ in developing and implementing a state program for the control of coal combustion residuals (CCR) as authorized under the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Key grant activities include adopting state regulations as protective as the federal CCR...
The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) was awarded a $304,745 Project Grant by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 under the State Programs for Control of Coal Combustion Residuals (CFDA 66.820) program. The grant will assist NDEE in developing and implementing an EPA-approved state program for the control of coal combustion residuals (CCR) in accordance with the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act. Key activities include staff...
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) received a $308,824 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Federal "State Programs for Control of Coal Combustion Residuals" (CFDA 66.820) program. The purpose of this grant is to enable IEPA to implement its EPA-approved state program for the regulation of coal combustion residual (CCR) surface impoundments, to ensure their construction, operation, closure, post-closure care, and...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 awarded a $205,882 Project Grant to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation under the "STATE PROGRAMS FOR CONTROL OF COAL COMBUSTION RESIDUALS" (CFDA 66.820) federal grant program. The grant funds will be used by the state to develop their Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) permit program, specifically for their five CCR landfills, and to maintain public records related to permitting and public participation. Key...
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MODNR) has been awarded a $3,243,333 Formula Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460). This 5-year grant, effective from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2028, supports MODNR's implementation of its Nonpoint Source Management Plan. Key activities include providing technical assistance, financial assistance, education, training, technology transfer,...
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MODNR) received a $3.24 million Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460) to implement Missouri's Nonpoint Source Management Program Plan from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. The award will fund MODNR's continued development and implementation of watershed-based plans, including water quality monitoring, to address water quality impairments...
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MODNR) received a $179,208 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 under the "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" (CFDA 66.034) program. The purpose of this grant is to provide ambient air toxics measurements under the National Air Toxics Trends Station (NATTS) network, which tracks trends in air toxics levels to...
This $270,648 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 supports the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' (MODNR) program under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support federal grant program (CFDA 66.419). The funding will allow MODNR to conduct water sampling at 16 sites across Missouri, with two sites receiving repeat visits, to monitor water quality in the state's rivers, lakes, streams and groundwater. Deliverables will...