Section 319 Clean Water Act

The 1987 amendments to the clean water act cwa established the section 319 nonpoint source management program section 319 addresses the need for greater federal leadership to help focus state and local nonpoint source efforts.

Section 319 clean water act. Once it has approved a state s nonpoint source program epa provides grants to these entities to implement nps management programs under section 319 h. Under section 319 of the clean water act nps pollution control is largely voluntary and promotes practices to protect watersheds all of the land that drains into a body of water such as a river lake wetland or groundwater. The purpose of this grant program is to provide funding for tribes to implement their nonpoint source nps management programs developed pursuant to section 319 b.

Under section 319 states territories and tribes receive grant money that supports a wide variety of activities including technical assistance financial assistance education training. Section 319 addresses the need for greater federal leadership to help focus state and local nonpoint source efforts. The 1987 amendments to the clean water act cwa established the section 319 nonpoint source management program.

Funds may be used to conduct assessments develop and implement tmdls and watershed management plans provide technical assistance demonstrate new technology and provide education and outreach. The illinois epa is the designated state agency in illinois to receive 319 federal funds from u s. The 1987 amendments to the clean water act cwa established the section 319 nonpoint source management program.

Clean water act section 319 grant program. The federal clean water act section 319 h provides funding for various types of projects that work to reduce nonpoint source water pollution.