Clean Water Act Section 319

Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 319 requires States to form a Nonpoint Source Program and authorizes Congress to provide funds for grants to the State.

The goal is to protect and restore waters that are threatened or impaired by nonpoint source pollution.

CWA §319 Grants

• General Conditions• Grant Types• Grant Format• Timelines• The Awards• Reporting

Note: § 319 monies are reimbursable grants

General conditions

• 60% Federal Funds maximum• 40% Match

• 10% Administration maximum• 20% Cap on non-implementation

• Must be related to nonpoint source water quality issues.

http://www.dep.wv.gov/WWE/Programs/nonptsource/Pages/Budgets.aspx

Match determination

Grant types• Nonpoint Source Program Grants, funds

program staff, operating costs and supports other NPS Programs.

• Additional Grant Opportunities (AGOs) are smaller grants intended to spread funding opportunities to as many projects as possible.

• Watershed Project Grants are tied to the 303(d) list and TMDL implementation.

Project proposal formatCover Page• Lead contact, HUC

information, load and budget summaries

Project Summary Background• Watershed information

and location• Nonpoint source

problems and sources• Type of project• Lead Agency and partner

roles and responsibilities Goals and objectives 

Project Description• Project plan• Partner involvement• Education and outreach

Maintenance of Effort

Outreach

Monitoring

Milestone schedule

Budget

http://www.dep.wv.gov/WWE/Programs/nonptsource/Pages/Grants.aspx

All AGOs require a basic work plan, which includes an introduction, description of the management measures, technical and financial assistance needs, budget, education and outreach component, and a schedule with milestones.

Timelines• AGOs are variable; announcements only occur if

monies are available within a particular budget year.

• Nonpoint Program and Watershed Project grant proposals drafts are due to DEP on June 1.

• The State usually sends its entire grant to EPA by mid August.

• The State receives comments back from EPA usually within two months; depending on the information requested it may take several months to correct and re-submit the grant application.

• The Award is usually received from EPA by late spring or early summer depending upon many factors of the review process, the federal budget etc.

• The State issues sub-grants to partners that submitted watershed project proposals as well as sub-grants to our agency partners that support the mission of the NPS Program.

• 319 Grants are five years in length; however only four years is available for implementation. They must be completed before Sept. 30th of the last year.

Grant awards

Reporting

Two Semi-Annual progress reports are required per year for all watershed project and AGO awards.

• The 1st period is (Oct. 1 - March 31), the report due May 1.

• The 2nd period is (April 1 - Sept. 30), the report due November 1.

• A Final Report is required when the grant is completed.

Note: Summary reports are also required with any reimbursement submissions.

http://www.dep.wv.gov/WWE/Programs/nonptsource/Pages/Reports.aspx

Nonpoint Source Program601 57th Street, SE

Charleston, WV 25304(304) 926-0499 X 1040

timothy.d.craddock@wv.gov

http://www.dep.wv.gov/nonpoint