The Nonpoint Source Task Force will meet December 5th, 2023 in the Matthew Training Center of the Joe Foss Building to consider Section 319 funding applications. The meeting will also be livestreamed. The Board of Water and Natural Resources will meet at a later date to consider the Nonpoint Source Task Force's Section 319 funding recommendations. The Board's recommendations will then be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for review and approval before grant funds are awarded. Links below lead to project summaries and funding recommendations. Links in the project summaries lead to the project's funding application in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format.
319 Grant Request: $899,000
The goal of this project is to continue to implement best management practices (BMPs) in the Belle Fouche, Horse Creek, and other watersheds to reduce TSS and E. coli levels to meet their assigned beneficial uses. Public outreach to stakeholders and monitoring water quality to track effectiveness of BMPs will also continue throughout the project.
319 Grant Request: $1,300,000
The goal of the project is to restore or protect the beneficial uses in the Lower and Upper James River watershed, Lewis and Clark Lake, and the watersheds of Geddes, Academy, Platte Lakes, Lake Andes, and the Vermillion River watershed. This will be accomplished through the installation of BMPS in the watersheds that target sediment, nutrients, and fecal coliform bacteria.