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Page 1 of 7 <br />▪ — <br />. ▪ . •; <br />I. • <br />The Catalog of Federal <br />Domestic Assistance <br />Skip Navigation <br />Horne 1 FAQ I Privacy I Feedback I About The CFDA Website I Search <br />66.419 WATER POLLUTION CONTROL STATE, INTERSTATE, AND TRIBAL PROGRAM <br />SUPPORT <br />(106 Grants) <br />FEDERAL AGENCY <br />OFFICE OF WATER, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY <br />AUTHORIZATION <br />Clean Water Act (CWA), Section 106, as amended, Public Law 95-217, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et <br />seq. <br />OBJECTIVES <br />To assist States (including territories, the District of Columbia, and Indian Tribes qualified <br />under CWA Section 518(e)), and interstate agencies in establishing and maintaining adequate <br />measures for prevention and control of surface and ground water pollution from both point and <br />nonpoint sources. Funding Priority - Fiscal Year 2008: States and Tribes will continue to focus <br />on fulfilling their basic responsibilities under the CWA and, based upon a shared <br />understanding with EPA of the environmental progress expected, will identify program <br />activities that will best support attaining targeted environmental improvements. State priority <br />efforts will include: (1) adoption of new comprehensive monitoring strategies and the <br />development of statistically -valid monitoring networks to target activities and determine water <br />quality status and trends; (2) support of cost-effective water quality management decisions <br />(including total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) and watershed plans designed to meet water <br />quality standards); and (3) implementing concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOS) <br />and storm water permitting programs. States and Tribes will work toward adoption of nutrient <br />criteria for fresh waters, adoption of the 1986 bacteria criteria, and adoption of fish tissue <br />criteria for mercury in their water quality standards. States will support EPA in implementing <br />the "Permitting for Environmental Results Strategy (PERS)," including: (1) developing and <br />strengthening systems to ensure the integrity of the program; (2) achieving and measuring <br />environmental results; and (3) incorporating efficiencies in permitting program operations. <br />States will also conduct source water protection actions to protect both ground water and <br />surface waters used for drinking water. Tribes will continue to conduct watershed <br />assessments and will maintain and improve their capacity to implement water quality <br />programs through monitoring, assessments, planning, and standards development. Funding <br />Priority - Fiscal Year 2009: States and Tribes will continue to focus on fulfilling their basic <br />responsibilities under the CWA and, based upon a shared understanding with EPA of the <br />environmental progress expected, will identify program activities that will best support attaining <br />targeted environmental improvements. State priority efforts will include: (1) adoption of new <br />comprehensive monitoring strategies and the development of statistically -valid monitoring <br />networks to target activities and determine water quality status and trends; (2) support of cost- <br />http://www.cfda.gov/pls/portal301CATALOG.PROGRAM_TEXT_RPT.SHOW?p_arg na... 9/I 6/2008 <br />