The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $5,826,000 Project Grant to the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126). The 4-year project aims to: (1) develop strategies to increase beneficial reuse of up to 45,000 tons of flood control channel sediment for habitat restoration; (2) implement pilot projects to restore several acres of tidal marsh and creek habitat; (3) develop visions...
This federal Project Grant award, with a total funding amount of $3,810,452, was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126). The grant will fund staff at the California State Water Resources Control Board to work on priorities of the EPA's San Francisco Bay Restoration Program, including providing technical assistance for local climate adaptation planning, reducing nutrient...
This $12,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) will enable the California State Coastal Conservancy to facilitate the beneficial reuse of dredged sediment from federal navigation channels for wetland restoration in San Francisco Bay. Specifically, the Conservancy will enter a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) San Francisco District to...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $125,560 project grant under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) to Nuestra Casa De East Palo Alto to organize 16 San Francisco Bay shoreline cleanup and environmental education events in East Palo Alto, Belle Haven, North Fair Oaks, and Redwood City. The project aims to engage 400 residents in cleanup activities at four sites - Cooley Landing, Don Edwards San Francisco Bay...
This $1,500,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 to the California State Coastal Conservancy (CSCC) aims to advance living shoreline projects in San Francisco Bay. The project is funded through the EPA's Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126), which supports efforts to improve water quality and restore aquatic habitats in the San Francisco Bay region. The project will accomplish the following...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $2,997,596 Project Grant to the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) under the San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) program. The grant will fund SFEI's "BayINSIGHT" project, which aims to enhance nutrient monitoring to guide water quality improvements affecting San Francisco Bay. Key project activities include: 1) Convening a multi-agency workgroup to target high priority monitoring needs related...
This $8,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) supports efforts to reduce polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) pollution in the San Francisco Bay. The key activities include: Ongoing monitoring of PCBs in stormwater, urban sediments, and Bay tributaries. Implementation of 10 PCBs control programs, including monitoring and assessment to quantify stormwater runoff loads and load...
This $1,500,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) supports the City of Berkeley in implementing water quality improvement measures for the Aquatic Park Lagoon. The key activities include: Designing and constructing a bio-retention garden upstream of the lagoon to reduce contaminants and trash entering the water body. Additionally, the project will...
This $3,400,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) will provide 5 years of funding to the California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC) to support the San Francisco Bay Restoration Regulatory Integration Team (BRRIT). The BRRIT is an interagency team that coordinates the permitting process to streamline restoration projects in the San Francisco Bay. Specifically, the grant will...
The Richardson Bay Regional Agency was awarded a $2.78 million project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) to collaboratively restore eelgrass in Richardson Bay. Over four years, the Agency will restore at least 15 acres of eelgrass habitat, implement its Eelgrass Protection and Management Plan, develop a restoration plan, remove marine debris, and engage the community. Two...