Jane Peirce MassDEP

 Delisting of impairments  Restoration of beneficial uses  TMDL implementation  Protection of unimpaired and high quality waters  Other NPS Program priorities

 Half of each state’s allotment is passed through for implementation projects  A portion of the remaining half may be passed through for any work that is consistent with the state’s NPS plan

 EPA continues to require that watershed projects funded with § 319 watershed project funds directly implement a WBP addressing the nine elements.

 § 319 funds may be used to fund any urban stormwater activities that do not directly implement a final municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) NPDES permit

 s.319 guidelines encourage projects previously funded under s.314 Clean Lakes program  However, “Section 319 funds should not be used for in-lake work such as aquatic macrophyte harvesting or dredging, unless the sources of pollution have been addressed sufficiently to assure that the pollution being remediated will not recur.”

 Category 5 – waters requiring a TMDL  Category 4a – TMDL is complete  Category 4c – impairment not caused by a pollutant, TMDL is not required

Learning Russian (or trying to) showed me that in my everyday life, perhaps like many adults, I use my brain mainly for scheming. Ian Frasier, Travels in Siberia

 Read the NPS program plan and other program materials  Talk to the program people  Ask many questions

 Every interaction tells us something about you  Communication with program people  Response to RFR

 If you can’t follow the application instructions, can you complete a project?  Answer all questions  Provide all forms and attachments  Follow instructions for printing, assembly, submittal  Make it easy for the reviewers

 Tighter economy  Problems are increasing in number and severity  More competition  The path to s.319 funds for lakes projects can be overgrown with shrubbery

 s. 314 is specific about watershed-based work  In-lake work is the last part of a long-term strategy  Sometimes the problem isn’t the watershed  Proposal documentation is key

 See slide #2  Answer the “So what?” question  Does your strategy address the problem?  Measurable results

 A nine element plan that parallels a TMDL implementation plan  Every state has a different approach

 Jane Peirce, Mass DEP  Google “MassDEP 319 grants program”