This agreement provides support to the recipient to implement new york's portion of the lake champlain management plan

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $733,334 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Lake Champlain Basin Program (CFDA 66.481) to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The grant funding will support DEC's implementation of New York's portion of the Lake Champlain Management Plan. Key activities include:

• Implementing rural road best management practices to remediate erosion and altered hydrology associated with forest trails and roads
• Developing state-of-the-art studies to reduce flooding and ice jam formations and improve riparian ecology
• Creating an onsite wastewater treatment systems education and maintenance program led by local partners
• Developing and supporting management decisions to improve water quality by reducing nutrient loading and sedimentation to Lake Champlain

These activities are expected to benefit the people of the Lake Champlain Basin by improving the ecological health of the lake. The grant has an award date of April 1, 2024 and a completion date of March 31, 2027.

This agreement will support stormwater planning in non-regulated communities in new york, onsite wastewater treatment system education and maintenance incentive program, and flood resiliency capacity building and implementation. Stormwater planning is a critical step in determining cost-effective approaches to mitigate negative impacts of stormwater and target pollution prevention. Furthermore, support is provided to implement rural road best management practices (BMPS) at priority sites in the lake champlain basin, which will result in remediating erosion and altered hydrology associated with forest trails and roads and legacy logging operations. Another component will be the development of BMPS to reduce the nutrient runoff from forest roads and trails to the lake ecosystem. Onsite wastewater treatment systems (OWTS) have been identified as source of nonpoint source pollution in the lake champlain basin, potentially contributing to water quality degradation via pathogen and nutrient input. New york will create a OWTS education and maintenance program led by local interested partners like municipalities, soil and water conservation districts, river and lake associations and watershed coalitions. Applicant and the office of general services has identified high-priority flood-prone watersheds throughout new york state to develop state-of-the-art studies to reduce flooding and ICE JAM formations and improve riparian ecology. These activities will assist in developing and supporting management decisions and improving water quality by reducing nutrient loading and sedimentation to lake champlain. These activities will benefit the people of lake champlain basin by improving the ecological health of the lake.activities:-implementation of rural road best management practices; -develop and support management decisions and improve water quality by reducing nutrient loading and sedimentation to lake champlain; -create a onsite wastewater treatment systems education and maintenance program led by local interested partners like municipalities, soil and water conservation districts, river and lake associations and watershed coalitions; and -develop state-of-the-art studies to reduce flooding and ICE JAM formations and improve riparian ecology.subrecipient:subaward activities funding under this award include: -implementation of rural road best management practices; -develop and support management decisions and improve water quality by reducing nutrient loading and sedimentation to lake champlain; -create an onsite wastewater treatment systems education and maintenance program led by local interested partners like municipalities, soil and water conservation districts, river and lake associations and watershed coalitions; and -develop state-of-the-art studies to reduce flooding and ICE JAM formations and improve riparian ecology.outcomes:these activities will benefit the people of lake champlain basin by improving the ecological health of the lake.