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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> SoakUptheRain <SoakUptheRain@epa.gov>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 16, 2022 9:21 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] : EPA New England Stormwater Update August 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This e-update provides information about green infrastructure, MS4 permits, and other stormwater-related topics
from EPA New England. For more about Soak up the Rain, please visit </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.epa.gov/soakuptherain__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2d1DJ9ZY4$"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">www.epa.gov/soakuptherain</span>
[epa.gov]</a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">. For more stormwater tools and assistance, please visit
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/stormwater-tools-new-england__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2d8ugnVVk$"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Stormwater
Tools</span> [epa.gov]</a>.<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0070C0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="Default" style="line-height:105%"><a href="#MS4"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">MA & NH MS4 Corner</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Upcoming Webinars: MS4 Annual Reporting Using the Year 4 Template (8/16/2022 & 9/12/2022)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="Default" style="color:windowtext;line-height:105%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">MassDEP’s FY23 MS4 Municipal Assistance Grants RFR Now Open<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:windowtext;line-height:105%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2022 Clean Watersheds Needs Survey Open<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="Default" style="line-height:105%"><a href="#SUR"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Soak up the Rain Updates</span></a><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Slides Available: The New England Stormwater Retrofit Manual: Upgrading the Performance of your Stormwater Management System for Better Watershed Health</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="Default" style="line-height:105%"><a href="#Events"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Other Events and Opportunities</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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SNEP Webinar: Stormwater Financing 101 (8/30/2022)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1">
2022 Water & Health Conference: Research, Policy and Practice (10/24/2022 – 10/28/2022)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="Default" style="color:windowtext;line-height:105%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Maine Stormwater Conference (11/1/2022 – 11/2/2022)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="Default" style="line-height:105%"><a href="#Press"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">News Articles & Press Releases</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="color:#4472C4"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ecological Amenity or Weedy Pit? (6/14/2022)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="Default" style="color:windowtext;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">UNH research: Forest to pasture -- keeping trees could reduce climate consequences (6/15/2022)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:windowtext;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Extreme heat is coming. Boston needs to prepare -- now. (6/24/2022)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:windowtext;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">EPA News Release: EPA Announces $55 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize Wastewater Infrastructure in Providence, Rhode Island, and Protect Narragansett Bay (7/27/2022)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:windowtext;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">EPA News Release: EPA New England to Invest up to $24 Million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Help Protect and Restore its Six Estuaries of National Significance (7/27/2022)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:windowtext;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">EPA Announces Initial Availability of $11 Million for Technical Assistance Centers to Support Underserved Communities (8/5/2022)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="Default" style="line-height:105%"><a href="#Funding"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Funding and Assistance Opportunities</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<li class="Default" style="color:windowtext;line-height:105%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">EPA Training and Technical Assistance for Rural, Small and Tribal Municipalities and Wastewater Treatment Systems for Clean Water Act Prevention, Reduction and Elimination of Pollution
(Applications due August 22, 2022)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="Default" style="color:windowtext;line-height:105%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program 2022 (Applications due 9/22/2022)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:windowtext;line-height:105%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">EPA Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Program (Applications due 10/4/2022)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:windowtext;line-height:105%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">DOT Reconnecting Communities Pilot Discretionary Grant Program (Applications due 10/13/2022)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:windowtext;line-height:105%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Economic Development Administration (EDA) American Rescue Plan Programs (Deadlines Vary)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="Default" style="line-height:105%"><a href="#Tools"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tools and Resources</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="color:#4472C4"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/Heat.Gov__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2dITy4C-4$">Heat.Gov [heat.gov]</a>
– the New Federal Heat Web Portal</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="Default" style="color:windowtext;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Highway Resilience: An Implementation Guide</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="Default" style="color:windowtext;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Advancing Watershed Protection Through Land Conservation: A Guide for Land Trusts<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:windowtext;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Urban Waters Learning Network Equitable Development and Anti-Displacement Collaborative<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:windowtext;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (MA CZM) Stormwater Solutions for Homeowners<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="Default" style="color:windowtext;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">EPA Trash Free Waters Program Case Study Report: Curbside Disposal Education Campaign Pilot<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:105%"><a name="MS4"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">MA & NH MS4 Corner</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0070C0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Upcoming Webinars: MS4 Annual Reporting Using the Year 4 Template (8/16/2022 & 9/12/2022)</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">For those covered under the 2016 Massachusetts and 2017 New Hampshire Small MS4 General Permits, the Year 4 reporting period concluded on June 30<sup>th</sup>, 2022, and
<b><i>annual reports are due September 28<sup>th</sup>, 2022</i></b>. EPA Region 1 is hosting two identical webinar trainings to walk permittees through the Year 4 reporting templates and to answer any questions about annual reports and the reporting process.
Please visit <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/stormwater-tools-new-england*arr__;Iw!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2drkOw88o$">
https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/stormwater-tools-new-england#arr [epa.gov]</a> to view and download the template and Frequently Asked Questions document.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><u>Register here</u>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Session 1: Tuesday, August 16<sup>th</sup>, 2022 10:00am-11:00am:
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItceurqz0vHjph6O_MpqUCn1B62JQn16k__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2dhB_ugKM$">
https://usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItceurqz0vHjph6O_MpqUCn1B62JQn16k [usepa.zoomgov.com]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Session 2: Monday, September 12<sup>th</sup>, 2022, 10:00am-11:00am:
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItcuutqj0jEmDIcfnaVepTaM2Z2OLM-OM__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2dtwLIShk$">
https://usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItcuutqj0jEmDIcfnaVepTaM2Z2OLM-OM [usepa.zoomgov.com]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:middle"><b>MassDEP’s FY23 MS4 Municipal Assistance Grants RFR Now Open<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:middle"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;vertical-align:middle">This program, introduced in 2017, enables groups of Massachusetts municipalities to expand their efforts to meet requirements for the 2016 Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)
General Permits, and to reduce stormwater pollution through coordinated partnerships that emphasize resource sharing. The FY 2022 Notice of Grant Opportunity and detailed description of the grant program, along with instructions to join a Bidders’ Conference
on Thursday, August 4, 2022, are available at <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.mass.gov*2Finfo-details*2Fgrants-financial-assistance-watersheds-water-quality*23stormwater-ms4-municipal-assistance-grant-program-&data=05*7C01*7CRea.Kristi*40epa.gov*7C94b2371337e64ae2f79408da73f5b59d*7C88b378b367484867acf976aacbeca6a7*7C0*7C0*7C637949796398529942*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=lk8vuxRfAtmp5gh46o0WJqehubYqF4OmRnV8OCi*2BoV4*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2dnTHWah0$">
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/grants-financial-assistance-watersheds-water-quality#stormwater-ms4-municipal-assistance-grant-program- [gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com]</a>. Applications are due electronically by 5:00 PM on September 8, 2022.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>2022 Clean Watersheds Needs Survey Open</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">The <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.epa.gov/cwns__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2dBoxY3y8$">
<span style="color:blue">2022 Clean Watersheds Needs Survey</span> [epa.gov]</a> (CWNS) opened March 1<sup>st</sup>, 2022! This national survey assesses capital investment needed to meet the water quality goals of the Clean Water Act. Stormwater needs are included
in this year’s survey and we are asking municipalities to contribute their data for an accurate assessment. This is an opportunity to showcase what significant need there is in our states for funding for stormwater management.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Eligible projects must be: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">Eligible for funding under the national CWSRF guidelines<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">Unfunded as of January 1st, 2022 (i.e., construction has not started nor have external funds been committed to the project)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">Expected to be constructed within the CWNS 20-year planning horizon (2022-2041)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Accepted documents include capital improvement plans, asset management plans, integrated plans, or long-term stormwater plans. More information about which stormwater and green infrastructure projects can be included
in the CWNS is available here in this factsheet: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Furldefense.com*2Fv3*2F__https*3A*2Fwww.epa.gov*2Fsystem*2Ffiles*2Fdocuments*2F2022-05*2FClean*20Watersheds*20Needs*20Survey*20Stormwater*20Needs*20Factsheet.pdf__*3BJSUlJSUl!!Oai6dtTQULp8Sw!UEsvtH6PTl2uTIexKHPnjsEd_vxhJbrEyTRYro33fHX4HuF3ON96QXFzXSJI0vlIRxorlxzf0Nvtu7y6oUqtmsYHmsCGCNsa*24&data=05*7C01*7Cwong.martine*40epa.gov*7Ca13a8e2c5ea44e2d806808da48c4c23c*7C88b378b367484867acf976aacbeca6a7*7C0*7C0*7C637902307153374871*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=hFukUUVd*2FPiC4J0HKoZmoL4EK0hs4hPeg9G5YjjybDY*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlKioqKioqJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2daZCmuHM$">
<span style="color:blue">https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2022-05/Clean%20Watersheds%20Needs%20Survey%20Stormwater%20Needs%20Factsheet.pdf
</span>[gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Massachusetts:</b> If your municipality has Capital Improvement Plans, Asset Management Plans, or Stormwater Management Plans that include municipality-specific cost needs for stormwater, please submit to them
to MassDEP’s data entry portal. MassDEP will review all submissions and then gather eligible information for submission to EPA. To submit your own municipality’s documentation on stormwater needs navigate to data entry portal from this website:
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Furldefense.com*2Fv3*2F__https*3A*2Fgcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com*2F*3Furl*3Dhttps*3A*2F*2Furldefense.com*2Fv3*2F__https*3A*2Fgcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com*2F*3Furl*3Dhttps*3A*2F*2Furldefense.com*2Fv3*2F__https*3A*2Fgcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com*2F*3Furl*3Dhttps*3A*2F*2Fwww.mass.gov*2Flists*2Fstate-revolving-fund-applications-forms*232022-clean-watersheds-needs-survey-is-now-open-*26data*3D05*7C01*7Cwong.martine*40epa.gov*7C6b06558e419e4648a15f08da4562734d*7C88b378b367484867acf976aacbeca6a7*7C0*7C0*7C637898586500099788*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C*26sdata*3D*2ByAXNb*2Fq*2FDmyG*2FkTJxSQBTv54y6llWnHiY3LixAfk8Y*3D*26reserved*3D0__*3BJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!CUhgQOZqV7M!1W6pfnb-tPdEsVl5CekMRoBgoH9Ew3ZH7C0b3htAtBg6VH3NdyXpTbtbs5Z_Jvq5kY0_GMk*24*26data*3D05*7C01*7Cwong.martine*40epa.gov*7C0c412dd064d14604d6a608da47de2625*7C88b378b367484867acf976aacbeca6a7*7C0*7C0*7C637901316703217765*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C*26sdata*3DIZfEpQ8Ka5gjFB8zuNYba5nZqAOvvnv2DImxjYrjpfM*3D*26reserved*3D0__*3BJSUlJSUlJSUlJSoqKioqKiUlKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqJSUqKioqKiUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!Oai6dtTQULp8Sw!UEsvtH6PTl2uTIexKHPnjsEd_vxhJbrEyTRYro33fHX4HuF3ON96QXFzXSJI0vlIRxorlxzf0Nvtu7y6oUqtmsYHmqqJwUNA*24*26data*3D05*7C01*7Cwong.martine*40epa.gov*7Ca13a8e2c5ea44e2d806808da48c4c23c*7C88b378b367484867acf976aacbeca6a7*7C0*7C0*7C637902307153374871*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C*26sdata*3D7RPegwhjj3mmI4lwUItzlcJZtJBsdKSolloHpvg2eNI*3D*26reserved*3D0__*3BJSUlJSUlJSUlJSoqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqKioqJSUqKioqKioqKioqKioqKiolJSolJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!CUhgQOZqV7M!2QF4waCAMwGq-sO--uI3GGh5cw2A0bnrMDitfER-bwMyzXdOJYfQD7OzmX2jHKYo2yHdVbY*24&data=05*7C01*7Cwong.martine*40epa.gov*7C3956c2d022544fa2f6ff08da">
<span style="color:blue">https://www.mass.gov/lists/state-revolving-fund-applications-forms#2022-clean-watersheds-needs-survey-is-now-open-</span> [gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com]</a>. If your municipality does not have any of these planning documents,
MassDEP has developed a state-specific approach that estimate cost needs for all MS4 municipalities. This approach relies on MS4 cost implementation estimates for all MS4 communities and estimates needs for $/lb Phosphorus removed for communities in the Mystic
and Charles River Watershed to estimate stormwater needs. For any questions specific to MA, please reach out to Laura Schifman at
<a href="mailto:laura.schifman@mass.gov"><span style="color:blue">laura.schifman@mass.gov</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>New Hampshire:</b> New Hampshire has engaged a consulting firm, Comprehensive Environmental, Inc. (CEI), to gather and report eligible stormwater CWNS data to EPA. Municipalities should expect to hear from CEI
to point them to their documentation and to discuss eligibility of documented projects. Once CEI has gathered available project and cost data for all municipalities that have it, they will use the EPA-approved New Hampshire State Specific Approach to generate
costs for all remaining municipalities. This innovative method, first created by New Hampshire for the most recent CWNS in 2012, divides all state municipalities into five categories; calculates a rate per acre for each category based on municipalities within
that category with eligible data; then applies that rate to the acreage in each remaining municipalities in that category. In this way, all municipalities in New Hampshire will have costs reported for the 2022 CWNS. For any questions, please reach out to Lisa
Loosigian at <a href="mailto:lisa.loosigian@des.nh.gov">lisa.loosigian@des.nh.gov</a>.
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Reducing phosphorus pollution in aquatic ecosystems is a primary goal in many watersheds across the United States to mitigate eutrophication and harmful algal blooms. Several
forms of green infrastructure can effectively reduce loads of total phosphorus to surface waters through the retention of particles and associated phosphorus. Retention of dissolved phosphorus has proven to be more challenging, and in some cases poor retention
of dissolved phosphorus, or even net dissolved phosphorus release, can compromise phosphorus load reduction goals. Furthermore, limited overall capacity to retain dissolved phosphorus in green infrastructure systems can potentially result in declining performance
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">In this webinar, Eric Roy will discuss the fundamental biogeochemistry underpinning dissolved phosphorus dynamics in green infrastructure and highlight key mechanisms that control
both dissolved phosphorus retention from water and release to water. Drawing on literature and recent research in Vermont, this presentation will address the challenge that dissolved phosphorus poses to water quality improvement efforts, opportunities to better
manage dissolved phosphorus and enhance green infrastructure performance (including amendment of soil media with drinking water treatment residuals), and the use of phosphorus metrics to inform green infrastructure design. This webinar will include examples
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<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">"The New England Stormwater Retrofit Manual: Upgrading the Performance of your Stormwater Management System for Better Watershed Health."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;background:white">SNEP Webinar: Stormwater Financing 101 (8/30/2022 11:00am-12:00pm EST)</span><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black;background:white">What is stormwater financing? In this webinar, you will learn about how stormwater programs are managed, the basics of setting stormwater utility fees, and examples of
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black;background:white">Founded in 2009 at UNC Chapel-Hill, the Water Institute is committed to improving public health by achieving universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene
(WaSH) services that are safe, affordable and sustainable. The 2022 Conference will include plenaries and presentations. To learn more about this year’s conference:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black;background:white">The Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District’s Maine Stormwater Conference in Portland, Maine will celebrate the 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the Clean
Water Act with two days of presentations showcasing innovation and embracing challenges from the past 50 years. View the agenda and register at:
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<p class="Default" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Ecological Amenity or Weedy Pit? (6/14/2022)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">by Kate Cholakis and Eliza Pennypacker, Ecological Landscape Alliance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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changing perceptions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">UNH research: Forest to pasture -- keeping trees could reduce climate consequences (6/15/2022)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Robbin Ray, University of New Hampshire Newsroom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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preserves trees in pastures where livestock graze.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">The Editorial Board, The Boston Globe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Island, and Protect Narragansett Bay (7/27/2022)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Nationally, 89 WIFIA loans are financing nearly $33 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating
100,000 jobs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-55-million-wifia-loan-modernize-wastewater-infrastructure-providence-0__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2dhcYos2A$"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-55-million-wifia-loan-modernize-wastewater-infrastructure-providence-0</span>
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<p class="Default" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">EPA News Release: EPA New England to Invest up to $24 Million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Help Protect
and Restore its Six Estuaries of National Significance (7/27/2022)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">EPA releases guidance on how the agency will administer the program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-new-england-invest-24-million-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-help-protect-and__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2dGhGsIyQ$"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-new-england-invest-24-million-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-help-protect-and</span>
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<p class="Default" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">EPA Announces Initial Availability of $11 Million for Technical Assistance Centers to Support Underserved Communities
(8/5/2022)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $11 million in initial
grant funding to establish Environmental Justice (EJ) Thriving Community Technical Assistance Centers across the nation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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[epa.gov]</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">EPA Training and Technical Assistance for Rural, Small and Tribal Municipalities and Wastewater Treatment Systems
for Clean Water Act Prevention, Reduction and Elimination of Pollution (Applications due August 22, 2022)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">EPA is soliciting applications to provide training and technical assistance to rural, small and tribal
municipalities, publicly owned wastewater treatment works and decentralized wastewater treatment systems for the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution. Eligible activities include training and technical assistance only. Infrastructure construction
projects such as repairing water or sewer lines, adding new equipment or upgrading, retrofitting or rehabilitating existing equipment are not eligible for funding under this announcement. To learn more:
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.grants.gov*2Fweb*2Fgrants*2Fview-opportunity.html*3FoppId*3D341392&data=05*7C01*7CRea.Kristi*40epa.gov*7C94b2371337e64ae2f79408da73f5b59d*7C88b378b367484867acf976aacbeca6a7*7C0*7C0*7C637949796398529942*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=1BF6uMlS8RDmjIbIYA8j80y05P5ct*2BgDasP6afy8yi8*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2dVoXLHPk$"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=341392</span>
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<p class="Default" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program 2022 (Applications due 9/22/2022)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Coastal Program is a voluntary, community-based program
that provides technical and financial assistance through cooperative agreements to coastal communities, conservation partners and landowners to restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat on public and private lands. The Coastal Program staff coordinates
with partners, stakeholders and other Service programs to identify geographic focus areas and develop habitat conservation goals and priorities within these focus areas. Coastal Program habitat improvement projects strive to increase coastal resiliency by
improving the ability of coastal ecosystems to adapt to environmental changes and supporting natural and nature-based infrastructure projects to protect and enhance coastal habitats. To learn more about this grant opportunity, click here:
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.grants.gov*2Fweb*2Fgrants*2Fview-opportunity.html*3FoppId*3D336964&data=05*7C01*7CRea.Kristi*40epa.gov*7C0865b79e6ddc49f66d5708da499245a8*7C88b378b367484867acf976aacbeca6a7*7C0*7C0*7C637903189841403394*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=FC4gHBn*2BAsq3GDpj1TyD8HvRE5b7YUZiojgahF5r*2BNE*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2dbF2fQtg$"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=336964</span>
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<p class="Default" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">EPA Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Program (Applications due 10/4/2022)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the availability of $11 million in initial
grant funding to establish Environmental Justice (EJ) Thriving Community Technical Assistance Centers across the nation. The EPA funding is available under the first year of a partnership with the Department of Energy, with future phases of up to 10 multi-year
awards for a maximum potential program value of $50 million. The Centers will provide technical assistance, training, and capacity-building support to communities with environmental justice concerns and their partners. The support provided will focus on building
community-centered collaborations through meaningful engagement, guidance on accessing other forms of support and technical assistance across the federal government, and assistance with writing grant proposals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">This opportunity is available to public and private universities and colleges; public and private
nonprofit institutions/organizations; and collaborating tribal governments. Applications are due on October 4, 2022. Awards will be issued as cooperative agreements and EPA will be substantially involved in the operation of the centers.
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<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">For more information on this opportunity:
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/environmental-justice-thriving-communities-technical-assistance-centers__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2d4YFfh9Q$">
https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/environmental-justice-thriving-communities-technical-assistance-centers [epa.gov]</a>
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<p class="Default" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">DOT Reconnecting Communities Pilot Discretionary Grant Program (Applications due</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
<b>10/13/2022)<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) anticipates posting one or more Notices of Funding Opportunity
(NOFOs) for the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program (RCP) in Summer of 2022. The RCP was created under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will provide up to $1 billion over the next 5 years. The program’s funds can support planning, capital
construction, and technical assistance to equitably and safely restore community connectivity through the removal, retrofit, mitigation, or replacement of eligible transportation infrastructure facilities that create barriers to mobility, access, or economic
development. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">The DOT hosted a webinar for potential applicants to get ready for the forthcoming Reconnecting Communities
Pilot (RCP) discretionary grant program on Thursday, May 19, 2022. View the recording here:
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.transportation.gov*2Fgrants*2Freconnecting-communities&data=05*7C01*7CRea.Kristi*40epa.gov*7C0865b79e6ddc49f66d5708da499245a8*7C88b378b367484867acf976aacbeca6a7*7C0*7C0*7C637903189841403394*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=P8x80aQbm54vq*2FozmmLW2YMsHHKkQ6at3r8mACqfGBU*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2dRvsdckc$"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://www.transportation.gov/grants/reconnecting-communities</span>
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<p class="Default" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Economic Development Administration (EDA) American Rescue Plan Programs (Deadlines Vary)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Under the American Rescue Plan, EDA was allocated $3 billion in supplemental funding to assist communities
nationwide in the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and to build local economies that will be resilient to future economic shock. EDA investments will have a focus on underserved communities impacted by COVID-19 and there are six funding opportunities.
To learn more about the funding opportunities, click here: </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.eda.gov*2Farpa*2F&data=04*7C01*7CRea.Kristi*40epa.gov*7C42d5ef734a5a495cb37308d9a85bf0e7*7C88b378b367484867acf976aacbeca6a7*7C0*7C0*7C637725935116135755*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000&sdata=vQS1qm9FixYAJtcs109s*2BIEzRpdPhwT5wGasoCqY02I*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2dmaSzvUM$"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://www.eda.gov/arpa/</span>
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<p class="Default" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Other Available Funding:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
EPA provides grant announcements and other funding resources on the </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.epa.gov/green-infrastructure/green-infrastructure-funding-opportunities__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2dw8cpCiU$"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Green
Infrastructure Funding</span> [epa.gov]</a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> page, including the ongoing
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.epa.gov/cwsrf/sewer-overflow-and-stormwater-reuse-municipal-grants-program__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2d70FMNl0$"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0071BC;background:white">Sewer
Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants Program</span> [epa.gov]</a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">. The
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Funding for Stormwater Projects in Massachusetts page</span> [gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com]</a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> provides a table with descriptions and links to information
on federal and state grant and loan programs that fund stormwater and water quality projects in the state.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="Default" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/Heat.Gov__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2dITy4C-4$">Heat.Gov
[heat.gov]</a> – the New Federal Heat Web Portal<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Heat-related illnesses and deaths are largely preventable with proper planning, education, and action.
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collaboration including the Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Centers for Disease Control, Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Read the press release
here: </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.noaa.gov*2Fnews-release*2Fbiden-administration-launches-heatgov-with-tools-for-communities-facing-extreme-heat&data=05*7C01*7CRea.Kristi*40epa.gov*7Cdd027a291c424fd9721f08da76dafc20*7C88b378b367484867acf976aacbeca6a7*7C0*7C0*7C637952980145271579*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=QHAdWkQaBwghsKAn*2BIv1p8JvYaxNkg0hnvRirMLQA5s*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2df0_oteM$"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/biden-administration-launches-heatgov-with-tools-for-communities-facing-extreme-heat</span>
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health, economic, and infrastructural impacts of extreme heat. <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/Heat.Gov__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2dITy4C-4$">
Heat.Gov [heat.gov]</a> offers maps, data and information from across disciplines, from inside and outside of government, that will enable informed community decision making. Users can learn about extreme heat, heat islands, planning and preparing for extreme
heat, and who is most at risk. The website also includes information on upcoming news and events, and links to many useful tools. Several EPA resources can be found on the site, including materials related to heat islands, climate change, and heat health.
Explore at: </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.heat.gov*2F&data=05*7C01*7CRea.Kristi*40epa.gov*7Cdd027a291c424fd9721f08da76dafc20*7C88b378b367484867acf976aacbeca6a7*7C0*7C0*7C637952980145271579*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=h0SggwQAOvXVyfGDMcsWfywzW9SqmahVgm1LwG5PBRA*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2dhoLZSxI$"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://www.heat.gov/</span>
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<p class="Default" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Highway Resilience: An Implementation Guide<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">This guide from the NOAA Office of Coastal Management’s Digital Coast and the US Department of Transportation’s
Federal Highway Administration is designed to help transportation practitioners understand how and where nature-based and hybrid solutions can be used to improve the resilience of coastal roads and bridges. It summarizes the potential flood-reduction benefits,
co-benefits, and site suitability assessments for these strategies. Considerations for engineering and ecological design, permitting, construction, and monitoring and maintenance are also provided. This implementation guide is part of the U.S. Department of
Transportation’s focus on Nature-Based Resilience for Coastal Highways. </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fcoast.noaa.gov*2Fdigitalcoast*2Ftraining*2Fhighway-resilience.html&data=05*7C01*7CRea.Kristi*40epa.gov*7C94b2371337e64ae2f79408da73f5b59d*7C88b378b367484867acf976aacbeca6a7*7C0*7C0*7C637949796398529942*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=2*2BXOMw9aC30AYJ43QfxzKDcnq6OumGY9NqeSeI6s*2Fg0*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2d9cIzP2A$"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/training/highway-resilience.html</span>
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<p class="Default" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Advancing Watershed Protection Through Land Conservation: A Guide for Land Trusts<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">There are >1,300 land conservation organizations across the US who can be key partners in helping
achieve water quality restoration and protection goals. This guide, developed by the EPA Healthy Watersheds Program and the Land Trust Alliance, is aimed at helping orient staff within these organizations to EPA water programs, resources, and concepts relevant
to watershed protection. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.epa.gov/hwp/tools-and-resources-protect-watersheds*LandTrustGuide__;Iw!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2dwj_OzVs$"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://www.epa.gov/hwp/tools-and-resources-protect-watersheds#LandTrustGuide</span>
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<p class="Default" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Urban Waters Learning Network Equitable Development and Anti-Displacement Collaborative<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">The Urban Waters Learning Network surveyed network members to collect blog posts, webinars, impact
stories and other resources about gentrification and displacement onto one page for the Equitable Development and Anti-Displacement Collaborative. To view the resources:
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Furbanwaterslearningnetwork.org*2Fequitable-development-and-anti-displacement-collaborative*2F&data=05*7C01*7CRea.Kristi*40epa.gov*7C94b2371337e64ae2f79408da73f5b59d*7C88b378b367484867acf976aacbeca6a7*7C0*7C0*7C637949796398529942*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=avXQCUJf5MrCIUUjFvJVKQ*2F726cuBvH7*2FMAaLA5rCJ0*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2dU-b7FdE$"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://urbanwaterslearningnetwork.org/equitable-development-and-anti-displacement-collaborative/</span>
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<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">MA CZM recently launched the Stormwater Solutions for Homeowners website with fact sheets that offer
property owners a range of best practices for reducing and treating stormwater on site. Each fact sheet includes information on the technique’s benefits; recommended guidelines for locating, designing, implementing, and maintaining specific practices; and
a brief overview of regulatory and permitting requirements. Step-by-step instructional guidelines, photos, and figures can help homeowners select the most appropriate projects and practices for their property to help protect local water quality, reduce flooding,
and improve wildlife habitats. The four techniques covered in this first round of fact sheets are: Vegetated Buffers, “Green” Lawn and Garden Practices, Rain Gardens, and Reducing Impervious Surfaces. Access the website and factsheets at:
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<p class="Default" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">EPA Trash Free Waters Program Case Study Report: Curbside Disposal Education Campaign Pilot<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">This case study report highlights the findings and recommendations of “The Cleaner Communities and
Waterways” Curbside Disposal Education Pilot Campaign. This project was piloted in Washington, D.C., through a partnership with the local District government. The primary goal of this initiative was to educate residents about proper waste containment and encourage
behavioral changes to reduce unintentional leakage associated with curbside municipal trash collection. To learn more about this project and how to launch a similar campaign in your community, please visit:
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.epa.gov/trash-free-waters/best-management-practices-tools*curbside__;Iw!!KKphUJtCzQ!N7lCPNlIAT2zhKO8nflBvfcoDBWSpOfL1Op2z7RKIUHO_zwLvHKY0Etr61ljdgih_x-LmvjWKmc5Swl5wwspKS2d-d4gFZA$"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">https://www.epa.gov/trash-free-waters/best-management-practices-tools#curbside</span>
[epa.gov]</a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">. Aquatic trash prevention information and resources for municipal stormwater and solid waste professionals can be found here:
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