In This Issue: 
- Water Quality Management Planning Grants
- Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program Request for Proposals
- Reminder: POTW Annual Flow Certification Reporting
- National Groundwater Awareness Week
- Reminder: Water Well Contractor Program Registration
- Public Information Session Announced for the Bay Park Conveyance Project
Water Quality Management Planning Grants DEC is accepting applications for the 2023 Clean Water Act Section 604(b) Water Quality Management Planning grants. Eligible applicants are regional public comprehensive planning organizations and interstate organizations. Applications must be completed and submitted through the New York State Grants Gateway Grant Opportunity Portal by 3:00 PM on May 12, 2023. View DEC's Water Quality Planning Grants webpage for more details, including the list of eligible applicants, and to view the Request for Applications.
Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program Request for Proposals The Great Lakes Commission has issued a request for proposals for the 2023 Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program grant. Nonfederal units of government, tribes, and incorporated nonprofit organizations are eligible to receive grants for up to $300,000 to support work over a period of up to three years. Eligible project types are agricultural and streambank/shoreline projects. Submit applications by 5:00 p.m. on April 21, 2023. An informational webinar will be held on March 14, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to discuss funding priorities and the application process. Register to attend. View the Great Lakes Commission's Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program webpage for more information. Contact Connor Roessler at croessler@glc.org or 734-396-6085 with questions.
Reminder: POTW Annual Flow Certification Reporting DEC's Bureau of Water Compliance is now accepting the 2022 annual flow certification for the period January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. Certification is required by March 28 each year for Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs) with State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permits. The form may be attached with the February 2023 Discharge Monitoring Report or completed online. Contact the annual flow certification program staff at 518-402-8168 with questions.
National Groundwater Awareness Week 
National Groundwater Awareness Week, an initiative created by the National Ground Water Association (NGWA), is March 5-11, 2023. Now in its 24th year, this is an annual week of awareness, education, and advocacy focusing on our groundwater resources. Groundwater Awareness Week serves as an annual reminder for water well owners to test, tend, and treat their private water systems. NGWA encourages annual inspections of private water systems by certified water well contractors to ensure systems are operating correctly and producing safe and healthy water. Learn more about New York's groundwater resources.
Reminder: Water Well Contractor Program Registration The DEC Water Well Contractor Program is currently accepting applications for the Certificate of Registration for the period April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024. The application and payment may be completed online. Registration is required by March 31 each year for all water well contractors who drill or repair water wells in New York State. The on-site contractor must be certified for the work that they are conducting (well drilling and/or pump installation). A Preliminary Notice must be filed prior to drilling a well and a Water Well Completion Report must be filed upon completion of water well drilling. For additional information, contact Water Well Program staff at 877-472-2619 or NYSWaterWells@dec.ny.gov.
Public Information Session Announced for the Bay Park Conveyance Project DEC and the Nassau County Department of Public Works are hosting a virtual public information session with the design-build team, Western Bays Constructors (WBC), on Wednesday, March 15, at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. WBC will provide information on upcoming construction activities and the project team will be available to answer questions. The project will reduce nitrogen in the Western Bays of Long Island by conveying treated water from the South Shore Water Reclamation Facility (previously known as the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant) to the Cedar Creek Water Pollution Control Plant's ocean outfall, which discharges and diffuses treated water three miles offshore in the Atlantic Ocean. Since the open ocean has higher tidal mixing capabilities, nitrogen will not build up in the ocean like it does in the Western Bays. Visit the Bay Park Conveyance website for project details and meeting information. | 
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