Waterkeeper Fact Sheet

NEW FACT SHEET: Energy Bill Poses Serious Threats to Water Quality
To view a  fact sheet that outlines the threats the Energy Bill poses to our nation’s waters click the link above.

Energy Bill's Threats to Clean Water

Examples of Network members using the 319 program to protect and restore waters.
STRONG>Kentucky Waterways Alliance, Kentucky.   KWA uses their 319 dollars to run a mini-grant program that passes funds through to small, local groups.  In 1999-2000, KWA redistributed a total of $ 54,122 in federal funds to thirteen  local organizations and generated $99,421 in local matching dollars. The final results varied, however most of the groups have educational products and materials that they will continue to use in their communities. In addition, this project helped to strengthen the organizational capacity of many groups.  Learn more about KWA's work with the 319 program.

Huron River Watershed Council, Michigan.  HRWC uses 319 funds to support their Information and Education Campaign.  This campaign uses print ads, direct mail, soil testing, assistance to local agencies, and more to reduce polluted runoff into the Huron.  Learn more about how HRWC uses 319 funds to protect the Huron.

Factsheets on polluted runoff

• NRDC has a report on urban runoff in Washington DC.  Read Out of the Gutter:  Reducing Polluted Runoff in the District of Columbia.  (July 2002)
• NRDC's fact sheet -- Urban Stormwater Pollution:  Fact and Fiction.
• NRDC's fact sheet -- The Problem of Urban Stormwater Pollution.

EPA Guidance for the 319 Program

• Supplemental Guidelines for the Award of Section 319 Nonpoint Source Grants to States and Territories in FY 2003.  This is the most recent guidance for the program.
• Supplemental Guidelines for the Award of Section 319 Nonpoint Source Grants to States and Territories in FY 2002 and Subsequent Years.
• U.S. EPA's roundup of previous 319 guidance.  (scroll down to guidance)

Learn More About the Clean Water Act Section 319 Nonpoint Source Program information.

The Section 319(h) grants program is designed to reduce nonpoint source pollution across the country.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) grants funds to the states.   Most states then pass the funds through to beneficiaries of their own grant programs.  Everyone from state and local governments to Tribes to nonprofit organizations are eligible for these grants.

Section 319(h) grants are used to protect or restore waters polluted or threatened by nonpoint source pollution.   Grants can be used to implement pollution reduction practices (known as best management practices or BMPs), to survey nonpoint source pollution problems, to conduct education campaigns designed to reduce pollution, or for other activities.

	Connecting with Clean Water Act Section 319 Nonpoint Source Funding
	Tapping into the Billions: using Clean Water Act’s State Revolving Fund for nonpoint source pollution problems
	The Clean Water Act Section 319 Nonpoint Source Control Program: an overview