The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week invited states to submit applications for Targeted Watershed Grants totaling $16 million. Grant applications are due November 13.

The Targeted Watershed Grants Program seeks to encourage innovative solutions to achieving measurable water quality improvements in the areas of: habitat protection and restoration, fisheries restoration, market-based approaches and low impact development and other techniques to control polluted runoff.

Pennsylvania has received Targeted Watershed Grants in previous years for these areas: Dunkard Creek, Susquehanna Headwaters, the Christina River and the Schuylkill River. Each of these watersheds were featured in EPA’s new 2005 annual report on the Program.

These grants can only be received if the Department of Environmental Protection submits applications.

8/18/2006