Wednesday, March 30 @ 1:00 — 4:00 PM

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the Watershed Planning Program invite you to this on-line forum, where you will be introduced to the Massachusetts Nonpoint Source (NPS) Management Program, relevant staff, and available grants. They will also provide an overview of tools and information to help NPS practitioners develop strategies to manage NPS pollution. Following an overview of the NPS Program, past Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 604(b) and 319 grant recipients will share their success stories and guest speakers will review tools available to help you identify and develop successful grant proposals to manage NPS.

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Forum Agenda:

NPS Section Overview:
– Welcome – Judy Rondeau, NPS Outreach Coordinator
– NPS Program – Padmini Das, NPS Section Chief
– 604b Grant Program – Meghan Selby, 604(b) Program Manager
– 319 Grant Program – Malcolm Harper, 319 Program Manager

NPS Success Stories:
– Kimberly Noake MacPhee, Franklin Regional Council of Governments – Buckland Green Streets Infrastructure Project
– Michael Leff and Iain Ward, Massachusetts Association of Conservation Districts – Accelerated Conservation Planning Program (ACCP) Technical Providers for the Palmer River Watershed

NPS Tool Review:
– NPS 319 Grant Guidebook – Robert Hartzel, Comprehensive Environmental, Inc.
– Clean Water Toolkit – Julia Keay, Geosyntec Consultants
– Watershed-Based Plan Builder – Julia Keay, Geosyntec Consultants

Questions:
– Wrap-up