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 $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 Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded a $1.2 million Project Grant to the State Coastal Conservancy under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) to remove over 5,400 tons of marine debris from San Francisco Bay. Specific activities to be conducted under the award include removing 2,149 creosote pilings and a derelict wharf and warehouse in North Richmond, California. This work will improve water quality and restore oyster and...
This $2,975,302 federal Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the CFDA 66.126 "Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund" program, is to transform a 6.9-acre wastewater storage basin into a multi-purpose freshwater treatment wetland. The project aims to reduce nitrogen discharges from the City of San Leandro's Water Pollution Control Plant by 20% and help mitigate emerging contaminants. Key activities...
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 $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 San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) was awarded a $3,494,219 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) program. The grant, titled "Healthy Watersheds and Thriving Cities: Collaborating for Multiple Benefits at the Landscape Scale," aims to develop a cross-organizational, landscape-scale watershed approach to identifying urban greening solutions that provide multiple benefits to humans and...
This $5,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) provides funding to the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) to implement the Wetland Regional Monitoring Program (WRMP) in the San Francisco Bay. The key objectives are to: Establish a monitoring site network to collect, analyze, and disseminate data on tidal marsh condition and response to climate...
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...
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...