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TSSWCB Requests Proposals for FY2016 Clean Water Act Section 319(h) Nonpoint Source Grant Program

TEMPLE - The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board is requesting proposals for watershed assessment, planning, implementation, demonstration, and education projects seeking funding under the FY2016 Clean Water Act §319(h) Nonpoint Source Grant Program. Proposed projects should focus on agricultural and/or silvicultural nonpoint source pollution prevention and abatement activities within the boundaries of impaired or threatened watersheds.

The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board is requesting proposals for the FY2016 Clean Water Act §319(h) Nonpoint Source Grant Program. Proposals should be for watershed assessment, planning, implementation, demonstration and education projects with a focus on agricultural and/or silvicultural nonpoint source pollution prevention and abatement activities within the boundaries of impaired or threatened watersheds.

Up to $1 million of the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board’s FY2016 Clean Water Act §319(h) grant will be eligible for this request for proposals. A competitive proposal review process will be used so that the most appropriate and effective projects are selected for funding.

Specific activities that can be funded with §319(h) grants include the following: development of nine-element watershed protection plans including the formation and facilitation of stakeholder groups, surface water quality monitoring, data analysis and modeling, implementation of nine-element watershed protection plans and the nonpoint source portion of total maximum daily load implementation plans, demonstration of innovative best management practices, technical assistance to landowners for conservation planning, public outreach/education, and monitoring activities to determine the effectiveness of specific pollution prevention methods.

To obtain a complete copy of the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board's request for proposals and proposal submission packet, please visit http://www.tsswcb.texas.gov/managementprogram#rfp or contact Jana Lloyd at (254) 773-2250, ext. 224. Proposals must be received electronically by 5:00 p.m. CDT, Friday, June 5, 2015.

The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board administers Texas’ soil and water conservation law and delivers coordinated natural resource conservation programs through the State’s 216 soil and water conservation districts. The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board is the lead agency for planning, implementing, and managing programs for preventing and abating agricultural and silvicultural nonpoint sources of water pollution. The agency also administers a water supply enhancement program to increase available surface and ground water through the targeted control of water-depleting brush; works to ensure the State’s network of 2,000 flood control dams are protecting lives and property; and facilitates the Texas Invasive Species Coordinating Committee.

"Protecting and Enhancing Natural Resources since 1939."

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