07/12/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/12/2021 10:54
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 12, 2021
Nick Assendelft, Public Information Officer, [email protected], 517-388-3135
Robert Sweet, Nonpoint Source Grants Coordinator, [email protected], 517-512-9765
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) today announced two grants totaling $276,000 for projects that will develop watershed management plans to control polluted runoff. The plans will set local priorities and select best management practices for restoring and protecting water quality by reducing sources of sediment, nutrients and bacteria.
These watershed management planning projects are funded through the federal Clean Water Act. The projects will help improve local lakes, streams and wetlands as well as enhance conditions in the Western Lake Erie Basin.
The following organizations were awarded funding:
EGLE's Nonpoint Source Program issues annual requests for proposals for projects implementing approved watershed management plans. The next request for proposals will be available in mid-July and posted at Michigan.gov/NPS.
In May, the Nonpoint Source Program announced 18 grants totaling $600,000 for projects that will support watershed organizations with conservation and educational efforts. In June, 11 grants totaling more than $4.7 million were announced for watershed management projects that will benefit wetlands, lakes and streams.
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