EPA Awards $14.4M To Improve Local Water Quality, Address Runoff Pollution Across the Mid-Atlantic

EPA Awards $14.4M To Improve Local Water Quality, Address Runoff Pollution Across the Mid-Atlantic

October 16, 2024

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $14.4M to improve the health of local waterbodies in Delaware ($1.3M), the District of Columbia ($1M), Maryland ($2.3M), Pennsylvania ($4.8M), Virginia ($3.2M), and West Virginia ($1.9M). This annual allocation is part of the Clean Water Act’s Section 319 grant program and is intended to curb nonpoint source pollution (NPS) which occurs when runoff from rain or snow carries pollutants into waterways such as rivers, wetlands, and groundwater.

Because NPS does not come from a single source, pipe, or facility, it is typically more difficult to address. Under Section 319, states, territories and tribes receive grant money from EPA that supports a wide variety of activities such as technical and financial assistance, education, training, demonstration projects and monitoring to assess the success of specific nonpoint source implementation projects.

Read more

Leave a Reply

By clicking Accept or closing this message, you consent to our cookies on this device in accordance with our cookie policy unless you have disabled them. more information

By clicking Accept or closing this message, you consent to our cookies on this device in accordance with our cookie policy unless you have disabled them. You can change your cookie settings at any time but parts of our site will not function correctly without them. We use cookies during the registration process and to remember member settings.

Close