00A01274

Description:
This agreement provides funding for the operation of the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation's continuing environmental programs while giving it greater flexibility to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve administrative savings and strengthen the partnership between Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and EPA.
Through this multi-media performance partnership grant, the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation will administer environmental programs for air, water, and waste throughout the state of Vermont and direct resources as appropriate to address environmental and public health concerns and produce measurable environmental public health results to benefit the citizens of Vermont.

Activities:
This agreement provides assistance to VTDEC to carry out a state program of environmental management to conduct environmental programs which will monitor, abate, and control water, air, waste, and toxic pollution in the state of Vermont by carrying out activities in accordance with the performance partnership grant workplan and statutory requirements.

Subrecipient:
Subaward activities are focused on implementation projects for the agricultural NPS pollution reduction program and to provide Clean Water Act grants.

Outcomes:
Through this multi-media performance partnership agreement, the following deliverables and outcomes are anticipated: a cleaner, healthier environment by providing for clean and safe water as the project will collect, gather, and analyze data and information related to water quality conditions for a range of water bodies in the state of Vermont and administer authorized programs including the non-point source program and the underground injection control program; improve air quality as the project will collect, gather, and analyze data related to ambient air quality; revitalize land and prevent contamination as the project will conduct authorized activities to administer (hazardous) waste programs that will control and mitigate such substances.
Ensure safety of chemicals in the marketplace as the project workplan objectives provides for compliance assistance efforts to ensure that individuals are protected and pollution prevented.
Direct beneficiaries of this program are the citizens and general public in the state of Vermont.

Vermont Department Of Environmental Conservation

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66.605 - Performance Partnership Grants

EPA Region 1: Boston [EPA - RO]

Vermont United States

State-Wide

EPA-CEP-01

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 47% from $12,681,215 to $18,595,918.