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Waterfront Bulletin is a monthly electronic newsletter featuring timely updates on impaired waters, watershed project funding, and activities related to water restoration and protection throughout Minnesota.

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  • GovDelivery Archive June 2013 External Link
    • Federal Section 319 funding round closes June 11
    • MPCA begins water monitoring field work across state
    • Volunteers needed to monitor Minnesota lakes, streams
    • TMDLs approved for Lac qui Parle, Yellow Bank watersheds and Benton Lake
    • New spatial database for watershed partners
    • MPCA studies: Chemicals widespread in lakes and rivers
    • MECA: Construction stormwater video and shoreline tour
    • On the MPCA website: New monitoring tools and more

Featured: Project proposals for federal Section 319 funding due June 11

MPCA is accepting proposals for projects that will reduce nonpoint source pollution in Minnesota’s lakes, rivers, and streams. Funding for selected projects will be provided by the federal Clean Water Act Section 319 grant funds.

Proposals must be electronically submitted through the state SWIFT supplier portal (Event ID 2000001359) no later than 4:30 p.m. June 11, 2013. Proposals received after the deadline will not be considered.

Proposals for nonpoint source development, education or applied research projects and for Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) implementation projects will be solicited from local government, non-profit and for-profit organizations.

  • The MPCA anticipates about $2.5 million will be available this year, contingent upon Congressional appropriation.
  • There is a maximum of $300,000 per project funding request.
  • Projects must be funded with at least a 45 percent local cash or in-kind match. The federal grant share of the total project cost can be no more than 55 percent.
  • Grant funds are limited and the MPCA urges proposers to request only those funds needed to complete a project by Aug. 31, 2017.

The complete Request for Proposal (RFP), proposal form, and other information will be available on the state SWIFT e-supplier portal. Prospective responders must have a SWIFT Vendor ID and Supplier Portal Account set up to apply. 

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Previous issue

Missed it by that much

  • GovDelivery Archive May 2013 External Link
    • Proposals open for $100 million in outdoors funding
    • Proposals open soon for Federal Section 319 funding
    • Byllesby Reservoir report opens May 13 for comments
    • Survey: Improving access for Minnesota water data
    • New tool estimates pollutant loads from septic systems

Featured: Proposals open soon for Federal Section 319 funding

In a few weeks, MPCA will be accepting proposals for projects that will reduce nonpoint source pollution in Minnesota’s lakes, rivers, and streams. Funding for selected projects will be provided by the Federal Clean Water Act Section 319 grant funds.

Proposals for nonpoint source development, education or applied research projects and for Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) implementation projects will be solicited from local governmental, non-profit and for-profit organizations.

  • The MPCA anticipates about $2.5 million will be available this year, contingent upon Congressional appropriation.
  • There is a maximum of $300,000 per project funding request.
  • Projects must be funded with at least a 45 percent local cash or in-kind match. The federal grant share of the total project cost can be no more than 55 percent.
  • Grant funds are limited and the MPCA urges proposers to request only those funds needed to complete a project by Aug. 31, 2017.

The complete Request for Proposal (RFP), proposal form, and other information will be available on the state SWIFT e-supplier portal. Prospective responders must have a SWIFT Vendor ID and Supplier Portal Account set up to apply. 

HTML Content SWIFT Supplier Portal External Link


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Editor: Cathy Rofshus, 507-206-2608.

Submit article ideas. WaterFront is a monthly publication. The publication date is on or around the first of each month; items submitted by 4:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month are considered for inclusion in the following month's edition. If no suitable submittals are received by the third Wednesday, there will be no publication the following month.

Last modified on June 07, 2013 09:00

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