Description
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting applications from Indian tribes and intertribal consortia for nonpoint source management grants under the Clean Water Act Section 319. The grants will support the development and implementation of watershed-based plans and projects to address nonpoint source water quality impairments or threats on a watershed-wide basis. Eligible entities must have an EPA-approved nonpoint source assessment report and management program, and "Treatment-in-a-manner-similar-to-a-State" status. The application must include a description of the project, a budget, and a plan for implementing the project. Some examples of eligible nonpoint source best management practices (BMPs) include road stabilization, riparian planting, streambank stabilization, and livestock exclusion fencing. The application must also demonstrate how the project fits into a broader watershed approach to managing nonpoint source pollution.
• Examples of eligible nonpoint source BMP implementation:
• Road stabilization/removal
• Riparian planting
• Streambank stabilization
• Natural channel restoration
• Low impact development/storm water management practices
• Livestock exclusion fencing
• Septic system rehabilitation
• Nutrient or grazing management practices
• Examples of other eligible project activities:
• NPS ordinance development
• Project monitoring
• Development of a watershed-based plan
• Training
• Staff time and materials
• NPS education and outreach
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Contact
Steve Epting(Program Analyst)