EPA awards $3.3M in grants to DC, MD for nonpoint pollution

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a $2.3 million grant to the state of Maryland and a $1 million grant to the District of Columbia to improve water quality in rivers and streams throughout the areas.

The grants are part of EPA's Nonpoint Source Implementation Grant Program and come shortly after announcements for over $7.8 million in grants to other mid-Atlantic states.

“With this funding, EPA supports the preservation and protection of water resources throughout the District of Columbia,” said EPA Mid-Atlantic Acting Regional Administrator Diana Esher. “By working in partnership with the District, we can reduce nonpoint source pollution and help ensure that all D.C. residents have clean water.”

The projects funded with this grant focus on watersheds with water quality impairments caused by polluted run-off from nonpoint sources. The promoted nonpoint source implementation projects include structural and non-structural best management practices, watershed planning, monitoring, technology demonstrations, and a variety of education/outreach programs.