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Clean Water Action Plan Nonpoint Source Program Grant
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Under the Federal Clean Water Act Section §319(h), grant funds are available to reduce or eliminate water quality impairments that are associated nonpoint source pollution.Support Type:
BothAvailable Funding:
Funds are pending Congressional approval and vary.Funding Range:
$30,000 to $300,000. The award may cover no more than 60% of total project costs, so the nonfederal share must be at least 40%.Restoration Activity:
Implementation projects (involving in-the-ground construction to reduce nonpoint source pollution), watershed assessment and planning, education projects, demonstration projects (showing the overall effectiveness of an adopted approach in solving a particular water quality problem). Stream restoration, wetland creation or restoration, and riparian buffers.Eligibility:
Local and State entities including county and municipal agencies, Soil Conservation Districts, State agencies, universities<< Back to WRA Directory
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Featured Fellow
Leone Yisrael is a cephalopod-loving scuba diver, cook, and loves to try new activities. She conducts genetic analysis and fieldwork at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center through the Coastal Disease Ecology Lab.
Featured Research Project
Exploring the Use of Benthic Microbial Fuel Cells to Remove Sulfide While Harvesting Energy from Oyster Aquaculture Biodeposits
Oyster aquaculture is a rapidly growing industry in Maryland’s Chesapeake waters which stimulates economic activity and may provide a host of ecosystem benefits. A potential concern associated with the intensification of the oyster aquaculture is the local production and accumulation of oyster biodeposits, which can lead to a porewater sulfide accumulation and declining bioturbation, symptoms of declining ecosystem function. Sulfide is naturally removed from the seafloor by the interactions between bioturbating infauna and sulfide oxidizing bacteria.
Chesapeake Quarterly Magazine
A Growing Industry: Advancing Oyster Aquaculture in Maryland
