February 2018 Vol. 73 No. 2
Newsline
$87-Million Grants for NY State Water Quality Improvement Projects Awarded
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) made $87 million in Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) grants available across the state through Round VII of the Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) awards.
The funds will be used on 95 projects to improve and protect water quality ($14.6 million), improve and update wastewater infrastructure ($58 million), improve salt storage ($5 million), protect and restore aquatic habitat ($1+ million) and other projects.
The WQIP program is a competitive, statewide reimbursement grant program open to local governments and not-for-profit corporations to implement projects that directly address documented water quality impairments or protect a drinking water source. The REDC initiative supports economic development, strategic plan implementation, and job creation across New York. Funding was made available for the 2017 WQIP program through the state’s landmark $2.5 billion Clean Water Infrastructure Act and through the State’s Environmental Protection Fund.
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