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Nitrogen-Reducing Septic Upgrade Program
Grant Program Website:
http://mde.maryland.gov/programs/water/BayRestorationFund/OnsiteDisposalSystems…Support Agency:
Program Contact:
MDE Water and Science
Maryland Department of the Environment
1800 Washington Blvd.
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
1800 Washington Blvd.
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
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RollingPurpose:
Maryland’s Bay Restoration Fund provides grants for homeowners and businesses to upgrade their septic systems, or on-site disposal systems, to the Best Available Technology for reducing nitrogen pollution.Support Type:
Funding AssistanceAvailable Funding:
Onsite Disposal Systems Grants include the costs of installation, any associated plumbing and electricity, and five years of maintenance.Restoration Activity:
Septic upgradesEligibility:
Owners of septic systems that have a state groundwater discharge permit should apply for funding from the Department of the Environment’s website.<< Back to WRA Directory
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Featured Fellow
Nina Santos
Nina Santos is a Ph.D. student at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. For her dissertation, she is focused on small shrimp-like crustaceans called mysids – an understudied yet important part of many estuarine and coastal food webs.
Featured Research Project
Developing a habitat model for mysids, an important link in Chesapeake Bay food webs
Mysids are important mesozooplankton prey for many species of fish in Chesapeake Bay and are an important link in transferring energy from lower to upper trophic levels. Mysids also serve as biological vectors for benthic-pelagic coupling due to their diel vertical migration and omnivorous prey-switching behavior, which makes mysids important regulators of food web architecture. Despite their central role in coastal food webs, surprisingly little is known about mysid ecology and dynamics in Chesapeake Bay.
