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News
$5
Million Available for Water Quality Projects
Posted 26 June 2009
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey encouraged eligible groups
to apply for grants to support projects that will improve water quality
or help prevent flooding in the state. The more than $5 million in
grant funds are available to local watershed improvement committees,
soil and water conservation districts, public water supply utilities,
county conservation boards, cities and counties.
“These funds are available to support projects that address specific
problems that impact the water quality or that can reduce flooding in
our state,” Northey said. “Protecting and improving water quality is
central to the work of the Department, and these funds support projects
that are able make documented improvements in our state’s water quality
as well as address potential flooding.”
Projects eligible for funding include, but are not limited to, those
addressing agricultural runoff and drainage, flood prevention, stream
bank erosion, municipal discharge, storm water runoff, unsewered
communities, industrial discharge and livestock runoff.
Each project can request up to $500,000 in funding over five years.
All applications are due on Friday, August 14, 2009 and will be
reviewed by the Watershed Improvement Review Board. The Board is
comprised of representatives from agriculture, drinking water and
wastewater utilities, environmental organizations, agribusiness, the
conservation community along with two state senators and two state
representatives.
A funding announcement is expected be made in mid October.
There are several new guidelines that are a part of this Request for
Applications (RFA). Projects can now be funded over five years instead
of just three. Counties are now eligible applicants and flood
prevention has been added as a purpose of the program.
Application materials can be downloaded from the Iowa Department of
Agriculture and Land Stewardship website at www.iowaagriculture.gov/IWIRB.asp.
To receive more information or ask questions, contact Jerry Neppel at
515-281-3599.
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