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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Water Quality Management Planning Grants

With passage of ARRA, DEP received $306,400 dollars under Section 604(b) of the Federal Clean Water Act for water quality management planning. DEP is using 100% of these Section 604(b) funds to provide financial assistance to eligible recipients defined as regional public comprehensive planning organizations or interstate organizations such as: regional planning agencies, councils of governments, conservation districts, counties, cities and towns, and other substate public planning agencies and interstate agencies.

March 31, 2009. DEP issued an RFP seeking proposals for water quality management planning projects. The focus of these grants are watershed-based water quality management planning and/or assessment needed to plan for restoring urban impaired streams designated under Chapter 502 of the Maine Stormwater Management Rules. There are 31 streams in Maine that do not attain state water quality classification standards due to pollution from urban areas. This RFP offers funds for planning and assessment projects, such as: comprehensive watershed management plans; stormwater utility district feasibility studies; restoration planning and projects development; green infrastructure projects development; and assessment and monitoring activities to support plan development.

April 23, 2009. DEP received 10 proposals requesting $650,056.

May 11, 2009. DEP issued the Award Decision. DEP will award funds to conduct 4 projects totaling $306,400. Grants awards will be issued to enable start-up of projects by about July 2009.

Projects to be Funded

Grantees

Grant Amount

Nonfederal match

Bangor Stormwater Utility Planning

Bangor, City of

70,000

107,001

Long Creek Restoration:  From Planning to Implementation

Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District

90,000

46,083

Red Brook Watershed Based Management Plan

Scarborough, Town of

48,605

37,727

Capisic Brook Restoration Plan

Portland, City of

97,795

67,128

totals

306,400

257,939

 

Documents

Request for Proposals (deadline for submitting a proposal was April 23, 2009) [RFP PDF] [RFP Word]

Questions and Responses regarding the RFP, April 16, 2009 [responses PDF] [responses Word]

DEP Award Decision, 5/06/09 [award PDF] [award Word]

604(b) Funds. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency awards funds to States under Section 604(b) to carry out water quality management planning under Sections 205(j) and 303(e) of the Federal Clean Water Act. Grant funds may be used to determine the nature and extent of point and nonpoint source pollution and to develop management plans to control water pollution. Section 205(j)(3) requires States allocate at least 40 percent of 604(b) funds for pass-thru grants to eligible organizations for water quality management planning.

Norm Marcotte, Land & Water Quality
Maine DEP, 17 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333
e-mail: Norm Marcotte
phone: (207) 287-7727
fax:      (207) 287-7191