Nonpoint Source Water Pollution Control Grants ("319")

The primary objective of NPS projects is to prevent or reduce nonpoint source pollutant loadings entering water resources so that beneficial uses of the water resources are maintained or restored. Maine public organizations such as state agencies, soil and water conservation districts, regional planning agencies, watershed districts, municipalities, and nonprofit (501(c)(3)) organizations are eligible to receive NPS grants.  Contact:   Norm Marcotte (207-287-3901). 

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Annual NPS RFP

Annually in April DEP issues a "Request for Proposals for NPS Water Pollution Control Projects'. Grants are funded with monies provided to Maine DEP by the U.S. EPA under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act.

• Expired RFP: Request for Proposals: FY 2010 Grants for Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Projects; related questions and answers.
• Outcome – NPS Grants Request For Proposals -- FFY 2010 Grants for NPS Water Pollution Control Projects

Guidelines, Quality Assurance, and Examples

• 319 NPS Management Program Quality Assurance Program Plan (QAPP)
• Example of a Watershed-Based Plan: Annabessacook Lake
• Examples of a "Final Project Report"
  • Bauneg Beg Lake
  • Echo Lake
• Examples of NPS projects
• NPS Grant Administrative Guidelines. Pdf version; msword version.
• NPS Project Work Plans - Examples
  • Hancock and Sand Ponds Conservation Project – Phase I, Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District
  • Square Pond Watershed Survey, York County Soil & Water Conservation District
  • Togus Watershed NPS Reduction Project, Phase 2, City of Augusta
• Outreach Guidance for NPS Watershed Implementation Projects
• Stream Survey Guidance for NPS Projects (February 2009)

Forms

• DEP Invoice Form. For use by NPS Grant Recipients as invoice "fill in form" template or invoice MS Word document.

• Progress Report – NPS Grant. Grantees: use this form to submit a semi-annual progress report on NPS 319 Projects (msword version; pdf version).
• Pollutants Controlled Report Form. A Grantee conducting an NPS Project involving implementation of BMPs at NPS sites submits this form to DEP before 12/31 of each year (pdf version, msword version) to report pollutant load reductions and resources protected for the year.

Reports

• 2008 Annual Report (April 2009) and other recent annual reports
• Summaries of NPS projects by year: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998.  These summaries help one to see what types of projects have been funded in the past.