Programs

  • Oil Pollution Response Planning

    OIL POLLUTION ACT PROJECT AND HAZARDOUS SPILLS - DATA COLLECTION, MAPPING, AND DEVELOPMENT OF SPILLRESPONSE PLANS AND PROTOCOLS; INCLUDING COMPLETION OF THE MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL SUB-AREA CONTINGENCY PLAN, UMR POOLS 25 AND 26 RESPONSE PLANS, AND THE ILLINOIS STATEWIDE INLAND SENSITIVITY ATLAS (ISA) UPDATES AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT OF THE MINNESOTA ISA UPDATE. THIS INCLUDES ASSISTING IN STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS AND FACILITATING PLAN REVIEW. DEVELOPMENT OF RESPONSE STRATEGIES WITHIN THE GREATER ST. LOUIS SUB-AREA, IN COORDINATION WITH USEPA REGIONS 5 AND 7. THIS INCLUDES HOSTING REGIONAL CONVERSATIONS TO IDENTIFY DRAFT RESPONSE STRATEGY SITES. RENEWED THE UMR SPILLS RESPONSE PLAN AND RESOURCE MANUAL. UPDATED USEPA REGION 5 GEODATABASE FOR LANDS MANAGED BY OHIO AND MARINAS LOCATED WITHIN MICHIGAN, IN SUPPORT OF THE GREAT LAKES COMMISSION. CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE UMR HAZARDOUS SPILLS COORDINATION GROUP, INCLUDING IN HOSTING TWO SEMI-ANNUAL MEETINGS AND INITIATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FIVE-YEAR DRAFT STRATEGIC PLAN.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $323.7K

  • Interstate Water Quality Monitoring

    WATER QUALITY - PREPARED IMPLEMENTATION OF A SHARED, INTERSTATE WATER QUALITY MONITORING STRATEGY TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN 2025-2026 AT FIXED SITES ON THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, INCLUDING SCOPING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EMERGING CONTAMINANTS PLAN. CONTINUED STAFF SUPPORT FOR THE STATES' INTERSTATE WATER QUALITY COMMITTEES. REPRESENTED UMRBA AT OTHER REGIONAL AND NATIONAL WATER QUALITY MEETINGS (5MEETINGS). PRODUCED ACOMPREHENSIVE WATER QUALITY PROGRAM REPORT. HOSTED ONE-OF-TWO WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON AGRICULTURE CONSERVATION PRACTICES.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $183.9K

  • Ecosystem Management Coordination

    ECOSYSTEM - COORDINATED STATES INVOLVEMENT IN ECOSYSTEM-RELATED PROGRAMS AND OTHER EFFORTS AND PROVIDED STAFF SERVICES FOR A FEDERAL/STATE INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE. HOSTED SEVERAL INTERAGENCY MEETINGS AND CONFERENCE CALL MEETINGS. PROVIDEDEXTENSIVE WRITING AND REVIEW IN DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM REPORTS AS WELL AS MEETING-RELATED SERVICES. FACILITATED THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARTNERSHIP PRIORITIES FOR WATER LEVEL MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING UPDATING THE ENVIRONMENTAL POOL MANAGEMENT-FOCUSED NESP ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT 53 AND CLARIFYING ECOLOGICAL OBJECTIVES FOR EMPLOYING WATER LEVEL MANAGEMENT AS A MANAGEMENT TOOL. SUPPORTED EVALUATION OF THE UMRBA MEMBER STATES' CHARTER REGARDING OUT-OF-BASIN WATER DIVERSIONS, INCLUDING DEVELOPING SCENARIO PLANNING EXERCISES.
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $182.7K