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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. Proposals for projects in watersheds that are not on the priority list will be considered but appropriate information should be provided to document that substantial watershed planning efforts have already been completed. 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 100% 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 Proposal (RFP) on an annual basis to solicit qualified projects for grant funding. The proposal deadline is usually one month from the date of the RFP. The proposal deadline for FY09 319 Grants has passed but the FY09 319 Grant RFP (PDF) (36pp, 181K) is available as an example. Future information on the FY10 RFP will be made available through this page.

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.

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.

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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)
• South Moloka'i Watershed (Includes watersheds from Kaluapeelua to Ohia.)
  • Land-Based Pollution LAS Priority Watershed (PDF) (83 pp, 1.9Mb)
• 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/prc/implan-index.html

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