Chesapeake Stormwater Network Inc

THIS ACTION AWARDS FEDERAL FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $108,400 FOR CSN TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL INFORMATION TO LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL STORMWATER MANAGERS TO ACCELERATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT LOAD REDUCTION PRACTICES AT EXISTING DEVELOPMENT, NEW DEVELOPMENT, AND REDEVELOPMENT SITES. FEDERAL FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $866,600 ARE CONTINGENT UPON AVAILABILITY.

PROVIDE TECHNICAL INFORMATION TO LOCAL, STATE, STORMWATER MANAGERS TO ACCELERATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOST COSTEFFECTIVE NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT L

DESCRIPTION:THIS COOOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE RECIPIENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL STORMWATER MANAGERS TO ACCELERATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT LOAD REDUCTION PRACTICES AT EXISTING DEVELOPMENT, NEW DEVELOPMENT, AND REDEVELOPMENT SITES. THIS ACTION AWARDS FEDERAL FUNDS OF $191,000. FEDERAL FUNDS OF $955,000 ARE CONTINGENT UPON AVAILABILITY. ACTIVITIES:ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE COORDINATION AND SUPPORT OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP'S URBAN STORMWATER WORKGROUP, DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING WEBINARS AND CAPACITY BUILDING RESOURCES, IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT FOR JURISDICTIONS AND LOCAL PARTNERS, AND MULTIPLE ANALYSES OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ACROSS THE WATERSHED TO ENSURE THE BEST SCIENCE AND DATA ARE USED TO INFORM THE PARTNERSHIP'S DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS AND STRENGTHEN THE PARTNERSHIP'S CAPABILITY TO EFFICIENTLY ADDRESS EMERGING TECHNICAL AND POLICY ISSUES RELATED TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THIS AGREEMENT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP'S CONTINUING MISSION OF EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MANAGEMENT ACTIONS TAKEN TO REDUCE NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT POLLUTANT LOADS AND TO IMPROVE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATER QUALITY THROUGH THE SEVEN WATERSHED JURISDICTIONS' WATERSHED IMPLEMENTATION PLANS (WIPS) AND THROUGH LOCAL TMDLS AND STORMWATER MITIGATION. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE TO IMPROVE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT REDUCTION MEASURES FROM THE URBAN AND SUBURBAN LAND SECTOR TO MEET TARGETS SPECIFIED IN THE BAY-WIDE TMDL AND ENHANCED MS4 STORMWATER PERMITS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION-MAKERS WITHIN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED.