TITLE
Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing a revised contract for the Surface Water Quality Assessment Clean Water Act §319(h) Grant Project.
SUMMARY
AGENDA ITEM
Authorize A Revised Contract For The Surface Water Quality Assessment Clean Water Act §319(h) Grant Project
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT
Public Works - Environmental Services
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Non-Point Source Program (NSP) administers Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 319(h) grant funding for the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the state of Texas. The TCEQ NSP supports two types of surface water quality improvement grant project activities; assessment and implementation. Eligible assessment activities typically involve the collection and analysis of information about non-profit source pollution, its effect on surface water quality, and the results of best management practices (BMPs) used to reduce such pollution.
In October of 2009, the City Council authorized the City Manager to submit a letter of support for the City’s participation in the Nolan Creek/South Nolan Creek Watershed Protection Plan Fiscal Year 2010 §319(h) grant application. The City was not selected for Fiscal Year 2010. Based on the above, the City Manager submitted a letter of support for the City’s participation in the Fiscal Year 2011 §319(h) grant application in conjunction with the Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research (TIAER) at Tarleton State University.
The City received notice from the TCEQ on October 24, 2011, that the EPA had selected TIAER’s submitted project for funding. On September 21, 2012, the City of Killeen received notice from TIAER that the TCEQ had executed the contract with TIAER. On November 13, 2012, the City of Killeen City Council authorized participation in the Surface Water Quality Assessment Clean Water Act §319(h) Projec...
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