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319 Grants Program

• 319 Grant Funding Information
• Submitting a 319 Grant Proposal
• Priority Watersheds for 319 Funding
• 319 Resources

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319 Grant Funding Information

The Polluted Runoff Control Program administers grant money it receives from the EPA through Section 319(h) of the Federal Clean Water Act to address Hawai`i's polluted runoff. Generally, projects must include activities related to polluted runoff control—as outlined in the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Management Plan (June 1996) and Hawai`i's Implementation Plan for Polluted Runoff Control (July 2000)—within the priority watersheds. Proposals may include all watersheds or focus on particular subwatersheds. For guidance on how to write a proposal, visit EPA's Tips on Writing a Grant Proposal page.

Proposed projects should include implementation of a component of an existing watershed management plan, total maximum daily load (TMDL), or other work/action plan to address water quality issues. Projects should have a reasonable expectation of delivering water quality improvements. For further guidance on the preferred content of a watershed plan, visit EPA's Handbook for Developing Watershed Plans to Restore and Protect Our Waters.

At a minimum, grant recipients must provide 25% matching funds or in-kind contributions from non-federal sources. To learn more about matching requirements for EPA grants, visit the Code of Federal Regulations EPA 40 CFR Ch.1 (7-1-98 Edition) §31.24: Matching or cost sharing (PDF) (3pp, 22K). Information on previously funded 319 projects can be found at the Hawai`i Water Quality Extension Program.

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Submitting a 319 Grant Proposal

The Polluted Runoff Control Program typically issues a Request for Proposals (RFP) on an annual basis to solicit qualified projects for grant funding. Attached is the Implementation RFP No. CWB-PRC 12-02 (Addendum 2)(PDF).

As of the FY2007 RFP, Section 319(h) funds support the implementation of larger or multiple polluted runoff control projects on a watershed or waterbody scale instead of supporting small polluted runoff control demonstration projects.

State and local entities that are legally considered to be a "governmental institution" (see HAR §3-128-7 (PDF) (7pp, 68K) and HRS §103D-104 ) may be eligible for 319 funding outside of the RFP submission window to address watershed planning and implementation activities associated with polluted runoff issues if funds are available.

Watershed-Based Plan Request for Proposals

The Polluted Runoff Control Program is also issuing a Request for Quotations (RFQ) to draft a Watershed-Based Plan (WBP) in a Watershed that does not currently have an existing WBP. This project will rely on the Hawai`i Watershed Guidance, which was developed in conjunction with the Office of Planning to assist interested parties in developing effective WBPs. For more information, please see the attached document: FY11 319 Grant WBP RFQ (PDF) (26pp, 121K).

Contact the Polluted Runoff Control Program (CleanWaterBranch@doh.hawaii.gov or 808-586-4309) for more information about submitting grant proposals or to receive copies of the most recent RFP or RFQ.

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Priority Watersheds for 319 Funding

• Nawiliwili Bay Watershed (Includes Puali, Huleia, and Nawiliwili Stream Watersheds)
  • Nawiliwili Bay Watershed Plan (PDF) (188 pp, 13.3Mb)
• Hanalei Bay Watershed (Includes Hanalei, Waikoko, Waipa, and Waioli Watersheds). Hanalei Bay Watershed is also a Land-Based Pollution LAS Priority Watershed (PDF) (83 pp, 1.9Mb).
  • Total Maximum Daily Loads for the Hanalei Bay Watershed (PDF) (393 pp, 7.4Mb)
• Ala Wai Watershed (Includes Manoa-Palolo, Makiki, and Ala Wai Watersheds)
  • Watershed Plan
    • Volume I (PDF) (91 pp, 5.2Mb)
    • Volume IIa (PDF) (179 pp, 8.6Mb)
    • Volume IIb (PDF) (214 pp, 11.2Mb)
  • TMDL (PDF) (38 pp, 322K)

• Ko'olaupoko Watersheds (Includes Windward Oahu Watersheds from Kualoa to Makapuu
  • Ko'olaupoko Watershed Plan (PDF) (166 pp, 7.1Mb)
  • Individual Watershed Maps
    • `Ahuimanu Watershed (PDF) (7 pp, 3.0Mb)
    • Haiamoa Watershed (PDF) (7 pp, 2.5Mb)
    • Hakipu`u Watershed (PDF) (7 pp, 2.3Mb)
    • He`eia Watershed (PDF) (8 pp, 3.4Mb)
    • Ka`alaea Watershed (PDF) (7 pp, 2.8Mb)
    • Ka`elepulu Watershed (PDF) (7 pp, 3.0Mb)
      

      Kawainui Watershed map
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    • Kahalu`u Segment Watershed (PDF) (7 pp, 2.3Mb)
    • Kahalu`u Watershed (PDF) (7 pp, 2.7Mb)
    • Kahawai Watershed (PDF) (7 pp, 2.3Mb)
    • Kailua Watershed (PDF) (3 pp, 1.6Mb)
    • North Kane`ohe Watershed (PDF) (9 pp, 4.0Mb)
    • Kawa Watershed (PDF) (8 pp, 3.7Mb)
    • Kawainui Watershed (PDF) (8 pp, 4.0Mb)
    • Kea`ahala Watershed (PDF) (7 pp, 2.6Mb)
    • Kualoa Watershed (PDF) (6 pp, 1.5Mb)
    • Makapu`u Watershed (PDF) (6 pp, 1.3Mb)
    • Maunawili Stream (PDF) (1 pp, 643K)
    • Pu`u Hawaii Loa Watershed (PDF) (7 pp, 2.3Mb)
    • Waiahole Watershed (PDF) (8 pp, 3.5Mb)
    • Waianu Watershed (PDF) (7 pp, 3.5Mb)
    • Waihe`e Watershed (PDF) (7 pp, 2.8Mb)
    • Waikane Watershed (PDF) (8 pp, 3.1Mb)
    • Waimanalo Watershed (PDF) (9 pp, 3.6Mb)
  • Ko'olaupoko Regional Map (PDF) (13 pp, 7.1Mb)
  • Kawa Stream
    • TMDL (PDF) (119 pp, 2.9Mb)
    • TMDL Implementation Plan (PDF) (48 pp, 971K)
  • Waimanalo Stream
    

    Ko`olaupoko Regional Map
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    • TMDL (PDF) (36 pp, 684K)
    • TMDL Implementation Plan (PDF) (18 pp, 148K)
  • Kapaa Stream
    • TMDL (PDF) (148 pp, 9.7Mb - Requires use of Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 or higher to view.)

• Kapakahi Stream Watershed
  • Watershed Plan (PDF) (41 pp, 2.8Mb)
• Wailupe Stream Watershed
  • Wailupe Stream Watershed (PDF) (202 pp, 33.77Mb)
• West Maui Watershed (Includes watersheds from Launiupoko to Honolua.)
  • West Maui Watershed Owners Manual (PDF) (108 pp, 8.2Mb)
  • Honolua Bay Watershed is a Land-Based Pollution LAS Priority Watershed (PDF) (83 pp, 1.9Mb)
• Pelekane Bay Watershed
  • Watershed Plan (PDF) (53 pp, 8.9Mb)
• Hilo Bay watershed (Includes Wailuku, Honolii, Paukaa, Maili, Pukihae, Wainaku, and Wailoa Watersheds.)
  • Watershed Plan (PDF) (195 pp, 3.6Mb)

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319 Resources

• Previously Funded 319 Projects in Hawai`i
  http://www2.ctahr.hawaii.edu/wq/nps319/nonpointsource.htm
• Code of Federal Regulations - Matching and Cost Sharing (PDF) (3 pp, 22K)
  http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=40&PART=31&SECTION=24&YEAR=1998&TYPE=PDF
• EPA's Watershed Plan Builder
  http://iaspub.epa.gov/watershedplan/watershedPlanning.do?pageId=48&navId=35
• EPA's Handbook for Developing Watershed Plans to Restore and Protect Our Waters
  http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/watershed_handbook/
• Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Management Plan (June 1996)
  http://hawaii.gov/dbedt/czm/initiative/nonpoint.php
• Implementation Plan for Polluted Runoff Control (July 2000)
  http://hawaii.gov/health/environmental/water/cleanwater/prc/implan-index.html

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