MakingWaves - Special Edition to Announce WQIP and NPG Grant Awards

DEC Delivers - Information to keep you connected and informed from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Share or view as a web page || Update preferences or unsubscribe MakingWaves - News From the Division of Water Special Edition MakingWaves comes to you early this week to announce the 2022 Water Quality Improvement Project and Non Agricultural Nonpoint Source Planning and MS4 Mapping Grant Awards. $110 Million for Water Quality Improvement Projects and Planning Across the State Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that approximately $110 million was awarded to 86 projects through two DEC grant programs to protect and improve water quality across New York State. The grant programs support projects that will help protect drinking water, combat contributors to harmful algal blooms (HABs), update aging water infrastructure, and improve aquatic habitat in communities statewide.  More than $90 million of the funding supports water quality improvements in Environmental Justice communities that have been disproportionately impacted by environmental pollution. Water Quality Improvement Projects (WQIP) Grants DEC is awarding $108 million to 51 projects through the State's Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) program. WQIP grants fund projects including municipal wastewater treatment, non-agricultural nonpoint source abatement, land acquisition for source water protection, salt storage construction, aquatic connectivity restoration, and marine habitat restoration. A full list of awarded WQIP projects is available on DEC's WQIP webpage. DEC's Non-Agricultural Nonpoint Source Planning and MS4 Mapping Grant (NPG) DEC is awarding almost $2 million to 35 projects through the Non-Agricultural Nonpoint Source Planning and MS4 Mapping Grant (NPG). The NPG program funds projects that help pay for the initial planning of non-agricultural nonpoint source water quality improvement projects, such as undersized culvert replacements and green infrastructure technologies, and State permit-required storm sewer mapping in urban areas. When implemented, these projects will reduce the amount of polluted stormwater runoff entering lakes, rivers, and streams, and improve resiliency against climate impacts. A full list of awarded NPG projects is available on DEC's NPG webpage.   The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation respects your right to privacy and welcomes your feedback  |  Update preferences or unsubscribe  |  Learn more about DEC Delivers Connect with DEC:          Basil Seggos, Commissioner This email was sent to edwardlorilla1991.magnifiecientnews@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation · 625 Broadway · Albany, NY 12233 · (518) 402-8013