| 12/30/2003 EPA Seeks Clean Water Research Grant Funding Proposals, including research on the effects of Animal Feeding Operations on Water Quality EPA Headquarters intends to award an estimated $3.5 million to eligible applicants through assistance agreements ranging in size from $10,000 up to $500,000 for Water Quality Cooperative Agreements, which are for unique and innovative projects that address the requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems (NPDES) program with special emphasis on wet weather activities, i.e., storm water, combined sewer overflows, sanitary sewer overflows, and concentrated animal feeding operations as well as projects that enhance the ability of the regulated community to deal with non-traditional pollution problems in priority watersheds ... The Agency intends to make available at least $200,000 per year of the annual appropriation for Water Quality Cooperative Agreements, from FY 2004 through FY 2005, for projects which address cooling water intake issues to include technical and environmental studies ... EPA ... has identified several subject areas for priority consideration. EPA will award Assistance Agreements for research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys and studies related to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution in the ... [following] subject areas ...": Water and Wastewater Infrastructure; Impacts of Wet Weather Flows; Pathogens; National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program Strategies To Implement Watershed-based Efforts; and Animal Feeding Operations - Eligible applicants for assistance agreements under section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act are State water pollution control agencies, Tribal governments, intertribal consortia, interstate agencies, and other public or non-profit private agencies, institutions, organizations and individuals ..." - Initial proposal applications are due to EPA by February 17, 2004 - EPA Clean Water Program Contact: Barry Benroth at 202 564 0672; e-mail: - EPA December 17 Federal Register: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/03-31236.htm |
This
website is best viewed in Internet
Explorer or
Netscape Navigator versions
4.0 and
above. All content contained herein is subject to copyright law.
Click here to unsubscribe
above. All content contained herein is subject to copyright law.
Click here to unsubscribe