Program Name

DOI/BuRec

Departmental Irrigation Drainage Program

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

Not applicable

Administering Office or
Agency

Bureau of Reclamation
Assistant Commissioner - Resources Management

General Program
Objectives

To protect and restore fish and wildlife resources, including
endangered species and migratory birds, where irrigation-induced
contamination problems have adversely impacted these
resources. :

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Implementing structural and nonstructural solutions to preserve
fish and wildlife resources.

Information Contacts

Tony Cappellucci, Assistant Commisioner - Resources
Management, D-5100, Irrigation Drainage Program Manager,
Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO
80225-007, telephone (303)236-8311.

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Program Name

USDA/SCS

Great Plains Conservation

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

10.900

Administering Office or
Agency

Soil Conservation Service

Legislative Authority

Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936, Public
Law 74-46, as amended; Great Plains Act of 1956, Public Law
84-1021; Public Law. 86-793; Public Law 91-118; Public Law
96-263; Public Law 101-624

General Program
Objectives

To conserve and develop the soil and water resources of the
Great Plains by providing technical and financial assistance to
farmers, ranchers, and others in planning and implementing
conservation practices.

Types of Assistance/
Available Finds

Financial and technical assistance is provided for implementation
of total resource management systems for farms and ranches
through 10-year, long-term contracts. This program is available
in 556 counties in 10 Great Plains states (Montana, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas,
New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas).

Grants for FY91 $14,382,150; FY92 est $17,867,931; FY93 est
$16,179,000.

Information Contacts

State conservationists in the 10 Great Plains states, District
conservationists, SCS, in 556 counties where program operates.
Headquarters: Deputy Chief for Programs, Soil Conservation
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 2890,
Washington, DC 20013, telephone (202)720-4527.

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Program Name

USACE

Beach Erosion Control Projects

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

12.101

Administering Office or
Agency

Army Corps of Engineers

Legislative Authority

River and Harbor Act of 1962, Section 103, as amended, Public
Law 87-874, 33 U.S.C. 426g

General Program
Objectives

To control all beach and shore erosion of public shores through
projects not specifically authorized by Congress. The Corps of
Engineers designs and constructs the project. Responsibilities of
the nonfederal sponsor include sharing equally in costs for
feasibility studies in excess of $40,000; covering project costs in
excess of the federal limit of $2,000,000; ensuring that water
pollution that would affect the health of bathers will not be
permitted; and providing project maintenance.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Provision of specialized services.

Information Contacts

Corps District or Division offices. Headquarters: U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Attn: CECW-PM, Washington, DC 20314-
1000, telephone (202)272-0144.

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USDA/SCS

Program Name

Resource Conservation and Development Program

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

10.901

Administering Office or
Agency

Soil Conservation Service

Legislative Authority

Public Law 97-97, 95 Stat. 1213

General Program
Objectives

-To encourage and improve the capability of state and local units

of government and local nonprofit organizations in rural areas to
plan, develop, and carry out programs for Resource Conservation
and Development (RC&D).

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Project grants, advisory services, and counseling for installation
of approved measures specified in RC&D area plans. Technical
and financial assistance is available for water management.

Grants for FY91 $3,947,428; FY92 est $9,948,000; FY93 est
$5,700,000.

Assistance Requirements

Proposals for measures are judged on relevance of the measure
to the RC&D area plan’s goals and objectives. Criteria for setting
priorities are usually published in the RC&D area plan or are
available from the local sponsors of the RC&D area.

Eligible Applicants

Limited to state/local government and nonprofit organizations in
RC&D areas authorized for assistance for planning and
installation of approved measures specified in RC&D area plans.

Examples of Funded
Projects

At a Tennessee Valley RC&D area in Alabama, overflowing
animal waste lagoons throughout the northern part of the state
were contaminating surface water and groundwater. Under the
RC&D program, a task force that included Extension Service,
TVA, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, SCS,
Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and key land owners was
coordinated.

Information Contacts

State, field, and RC&D SCS offices. Headquarters: Deputy Chief
for Programs, Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013, telephone
(202)720-4527.

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USDA/FS

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Program Name

National Wild and Scenic Rivers Program

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

Not applicable

Administering Office or
Agency

National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and
Wildlife Service, Forest Service

Legislative Authority

Public Law 90-542; 16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.

General Program
Objectives

The program was created to preserve certain rivers with
outstanding natural, cultural, or recreational features in a free-
flowing condition for the enjoyment of present and future
generations. The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
contains 75 rivers, 7,709 miles of waterways. .

The State and Local River Conservation Assistance Program,
administered under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, assists local,
state, and federal government agencies and private groups in the
preparation of river conservation plans. All projects involve
cooperation between all levels of government and the private
sector. The Nationwide Rivers Inventory, part of the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Program, is a register of over 1,500 nationally
recognized river segments. These areas must be recognized and
evaluated as potential protected rivers by all federal agencies as
they plan for the use and development of water and related land
resources. Federal agencies must take care to avoid or mitigate
adverse effects on rivers identified in this inventory.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Protection through designation and technical assistance.

Assistance Requirements

River must be recognized as a "Wild and Scenic” river.

Eligible Applicants

Local, state, and federal government agencies and private
groups.

Examples of Funded
Projects

A watershed protection strategy was developed for the Great
Egg Harbor in Camden, New Jersey, through a series of public
workshops and a survey of all private landowners. The strategy
relies on local land use ordinances, existing state and federal
laws and programs, and voluntary private actions to protect
riparian lands. .

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Program Name

Tennessee Valley Region - Water and Land Resources

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

62.005

Administering Office or
Agency

Tennessee Valley Authority

Legislative Authority

Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, 48 Stat. 58, as
amended, 16 U.S.C. 831-831dd (1976 Supp. IV, 1980)

General Program
Objectives

To promote the use, conservation, and development of the
natural resources of the Tennessee Valley region; to analyze and
report findings relating to environmental quality, water quality
management, forestry, recreation development, and fish and
wildlife development for the social, economic, and environmental
benefits of the region and in the national interest.

Although funding is not directly available through this program, in
cases such as the Bear Creek Floatway in northwest Alabama,
TVA was given Congressional funding in 1986 to study and
correct the causes of pollution in the watershed. Bacterial
contamination caused by agricultural operations was found to be
the dominant source of pollution. By working with the
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service and the Soil
Conservation Service of USDA, TVA was able to abate the
nonpoint source problems.

By working with TVA to solve water quality problems, citizens
may find further assistance available through TVA’s cooperation
with USDA.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Advisory services and counseling, dissemination of technical
information.

Assistance is available to officials and agencies of state, county,
and municipal governments within the Tennessee Valley region;
quasi-public agencies; and private organizations, individuals, and
business firms and associations for the development and
conservation of natural resources including rivers, water
resources, fisheries, forests, wildlife, recreation areas, and
natural areas. Environmental education and mapping and
analysis services are available as well. Formula and matching
requirements are preferred.

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DOWUSGS

Program Name

Federal State Cooperative Program

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

Not applicable

Administering Office or
Agency

Geological Survey

Legislative Authority

Authority has been through annual appropriations since 1895.
The 1993 appropriations bill was HR 5503.

General Program
Objectives

The program is a unique partnership for water-resources
investigations between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and
state and local agencies. Although state and local cooperating
agencies provide at least one-half of the funds, USGS does most
of the work. The program is the foundation for much of the
planning, development, and management of the Nation’s water
resources. It serves as an early warning for emerging water
problems. The program is active in more than 50 states, and
joint funding agreements exist with more than 1,000 state and
local entities. Each of the Water Resources Division's district
offices collects hydrologic data and conducts interpretive areal
water-resources appraisals.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Technical assistance program in which half the money is
provided by state and local governments for projects of joint
interest.

Program funds for FY91 $152,000,000; FY92 est
$147,000,000; FY93 est $146,000,000.

Assistance Requirements

State, regional, and local government agencies are eligible.
These agencies must contribute at least half of the funds. The
proposed work must be within the mission of the Water
Resources Division of the USGS. The division’s mission is to
provide hydrologic information and the understanding needed for
the best use and management of the Nation’s water resources
for the benefit of the people of the United States.

Eligible Applicants

State and local agencies

Examples of Funded
Projects

Collection of water resources data; hydrologic research; areal
investigation of groundwater; surface water and water quality
studies that describe the occurrence, availability, and distribution
of surface water and groundwater.

Information Contacts

Regional Hydrologist or the District Chief of the state of interest.
Headquarters: Assistant Chief Hydrologist for Operations, Water
Resources Division, Geological Survey, 441 National Center,
Reston, VA 22092, telephone (703)648-5031.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
(DOI)

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Federal Highway Administration
Support Programs

Highway Planning and Construction

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Program Name Tennessee Valley Region - Water and Land Resources —
continued

Types of Assistance/ TVA sponsors cooperative watershed projects for nonpoint
Available Funds - continued | source pollution. Although there is no funding available, TVA
works with USDA on priority watersheds by providing technical
assistance through nonpoint source pollution inventories and
aerial photographs. In a few instances where TVA discovers
major water quality problems through monitoring, TVA goes to
USDA and/or EPA for further funding.

Information Contacts William F. Willis, General Manager, Tennessee Valley Authority,
Knoxville, TN 37902, telephone (615) 632-2101.

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DOI/USGS

Program Name

Water Research Institute Program
Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

15.805

Administering Office :or
Agency

Geological Survey

Legislative Authority

Water Resources Research Act of 1984, as amended by Public
Law 99-662 and Public Law 101-397

General Program
Objectives

Grants are used by the institutes to support research, education,
and information transfer on state and regional water-resources
problems.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Formula grants at a ratio of 2:1, federal to non-federal funds.

Grants for FY91 $5,647,000; FY92 $5,572,000; FY93 est
$2,772,000.

Assistant Requirements

Amount allocated to each State’ Water Resources Research
Institute for FY92 was based on a ratio of one federal share to
not less than two nonfederal shares. An equal amount of the
total appropriation is available to each qualified institute.

Eligible Applicants

State Water Resource Research Institutes.

Examples of Funded
Projects

Model of porosity development in a coastal carbonate aquifer
system; planning sustained groundwater yield with contaminant
management; removal of nonpoint source pollution by buffer
areas; groundwater contamination from agricultural pesticides;
evaluation of evaporation ponds for saline drainage water.

Information Contacts

Headquarters: John E. Schefter, Office of External Research,
Water Resources Division, Geological Survey, 424 National
Center, Reston, VA 22092, telephone (703)648-6801.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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to solve water quality problems in watersheds. For example, in the Upper St. Johns
River Project in Florida, the Corps of Engineers is sharing costs with the St. Johns
River Water Management District and the State of Florida to restore drained
marshlands, plug canals, and build reservoirs to store and reuse agricultural runoff.
This project represents a major water quality/ecological restoration effort.

On the other hand, support programs provide watershed projects with technical
assistance, which may include planning, monitoring, or data collection. For example,
the Geological Survey’s National Water-Quality Networks Program operates four
networks of sampling sites for monitoring water quality, including a comprehensive list
of physical and chemical characteristics of river reaches across the country. The
Department of Agriculture’s Great Plains Conservation Program provides assistance to
farmers and ranchers in planning and implementing conservation practices in the Great
Plains region.

This directory provides an overview of both comprehensive and support programs,
giving detailed information on the comprehensive programs and concise descriptions of
the support programs. A contact has been provided for each entry so that the reader
can seek further information on programs.

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Foreword

There is a growing consensus among those involved in managing our nation’s water
resources that the pollution and habitat degradation problems now facing us ‘can best
be solved by following a basin-wide or watershed approach. A watershed approach
provides a means to integrate governmental programs and improve decision-making by
both government and private parties. A watershed approach also enables a broader
view of water resources that-reflects the true inter-relationship of surface water, |
groundwater, chemical quality, nonchemical stressors, water quantity, and land
management. It is becoming increasingly apparent that these components need to be
considered together and that decision-making related to these components (e.g.,
wastewater discharge permits, flood control programs, drinking water supply, fish and
game management, and land management) needs to be integrated.

Consistent with this realization, there has been considerable movement toward an
integrated watershed approach in recent years..Departments and agencies of the
federal government have recognized the need to work together and with state and
local organizations within targeted high-priority watersheds. The Environmental
Protection Agency is, working to change its programs to better support integrated
watershed management, as are other federal departments and agencies. The purpose
of this directory is to help those involved in watershed management to identify federal
programs that may have a potential role in watershed management. It is intended to
provide a starting point for further discussion on collaboration.

LS.cee i lox

Bruce Newton
Chief, Watershed Branch
Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds



Program Name

DOI/USGS

National Water Resources Research Program

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

15.806

Administering Office or
Agency

Geological Survey

Legislative Authority

Water Resources Research Act of 1984, as amended by Public
Laws 99-662 and 101-397

General Program
Objectives

To provide competitive grants to support research in water-
resource problem areas.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Project grants. Funds are available on a dollar-for-dollar basis.

Grants for FY91 $4,358,000; FY92 $1,787,000; FY93 est $0.

Assistance Requirements

Research must relate to a water-resource problem within the
authority of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984, as ©
amended. Proposals generally fall under the categories of water
quality, groundwater flow and transport, engineering, climate and
hydrology, biological sciences, and social sciences. Proposals are
selected on the basis of the relevance of the proposed research
to national and regional water-resources problems; technical
merit; the qualifications of the investigators and evidence that
they are familiar with previous and ongoing related work; and the
extent to which the proposed research would further the training
of graduate students as research scientists.

Eligible Applicants

State Water Resources Research Institutes, qualified educational
institutions, private foundations, private firms, individuals, and
agencies of local or state government are eligible to receive
grants.

Examples of Funded
Projects

Impact of cyanobacterial metabolites on water quality;
hydrometeorological modeling for climate studies; chemical
erosion and development of the regolith on a steep hill slope; ‘
study of cool, warm and wet episodes in the western United
States; the role of biosurfactants in biodegradation to
hydrophobic pollutants by indigenous microorganisms in the soil.

Information Contacts

Headquarters: Office of External Research, Water Resources
Division, Geological Survey, 424 National Center, Reston, VA
22092, telephone (703)648-6801.

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USACE

Program Name

Navigation Projects
(Small Navigation Projects)

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

12.107

Administering Office or
Agency

Army Corps of Engineers

Legislative Authority

River and Harbor Act of 1960, Section 107, as amended, Public
Law 86-645, 33 U.S.C. 577

General Program
Objectives

To provide the most practicable and economic means of fulfilling
the needs of general navigation, through projects not specifically
authorized by Congress. The Corps of Engineers designs and
constructs the project. The local sponsor shares equally with the
federal government the cost of feasibility studies and contributes
toward project costs for construction and maintenance in view of
recreational benefits, land enhancement benefits, or other special
local benefits.

Types of
Assistance/Available Funds

Provision of specialized services.

Federal cost limit of $4,000,000 per project.

Information Contacts

Corps District or Division offices. Headquarters: U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Attn: CECW-PM, Washington, DC 20314-1000,
telephone (202)272-0144,

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This document provides general information about federal programs (other than EPA
programs) oriented to water quality and ecosystem management that can make
contributions to local and state watershed management programs. It does not replace
regulations or guidance of the departments or agencies that administer the listed
programs. The program descriptions have been reviewed by the relevant departments
and agencies. ‘

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inquiries should be directed to:

Watershed Branch (WH-553) .
Assessment and Watershed Protection Division
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20460

[Editor’s Note: A matrix displaying EPA programs that can potentially be applied to
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USDA/SCS

Program Name

Soil Survey

1992 Catalog of Federal
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10.903

Administering Office or
Agency

Soil Conservation Service

Legislative Authority

Public Law 74-46; Public Law 89-560

General Program
Objectives

To maintain up-to-date published soil surveys and other forms of
soil survey. databases of counties or other areas of comparable
size for widespread use by interested agencies, organizations,
and individuals and to assist in the use of this information. SCS
develops and maintains within established guidelines soil maps
and soil information useful for decision making affecting land use:

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Dissemination of technical information.

Information Contacts

State or local SCS offices. Headquarters: Deputy Chief for
Technology, Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013, telephone
(202)720-3905.

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NOAA

Program Name

Coastal Zone Management Program

Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

11.419

Administering Office or
Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Legislative Authority

Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 and subsequent
amendments

General Program
Objectives

To assist federally approved coastal states in promoting the
effective management of the Nation’s coastal zone by balancing
competing demands of resource protection, protection of public
health and safety, provision for public access, and economic
development. Funds are provided to states to help them
administer their coastal programs. To comply with changes
made in the 1990 reauthorization of the CZMA, states are
currently developing coastal nonpoint pollution control programs.
These new programs will focus on coastal watersheds for the
purpose of developing and implementing management measures
for NPS pollution to restore and protect coastal waters.

In addition, Coastal Zone Management funds could be used to
investigate and apply public trust doctrine and to work on
management issues that are regional in scope, including
interstate projects; demonstration projects with a high potential
for improving coastal zone management; emergency grants to
state coastal zone management agencies to address unforeseen
related circumstances; recognition of excellence in coastal zone
management; and program development grants.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Formula grants and oversight of state CZMA programs.

Grants for FY91 $35,322,000; FY92 est $40,900,000; FY93 est
$33,000,000.

Assistance Requirements

Funds must go toward implementing state Coastal Zone
Management Programs or toward development of management
plans.

Eligible Applicants

Any coastal state, including the Great Lakes states, Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Marianas,
and the Trust Territories of the Pacific, whose Coastal Zone
Management Program has been approved by the Secretary of
Commerce.

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Program Name

Snagging and Clearing for Flood Control

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

12.108

Administering Office or
Agency

Army Corps of Engineers

Legislative Authority

Flood Control Act of 1937, as amended, Section 2, Public Law
79-14, 33 U.S.C. 701g; Public Laws 93-251 and 99-662

General Program
Objectives

To reduce flood damages. The Corps of Engineers designs and
constructs the project. The non-federal sponsor provides all land,

easements, and rights-of-way;

maintains the project after

completion; and provides a contribution toward costs for land
enhancement or special benefits.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Provision of specialized services.

The non-federal sponsor provides all project costs in excess of

$500,000.

Information Contacts

Corps District or Division offices. Headquarters:-U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Attn: CECW-PM, Washington, DC 20314-
1000, telephone (202)272-0144.

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DOI/USGS

Program Name National Water Information Clearinghouse

1992 Catalog of Federal Not applicable
Domestic Assistance
Number

Administering Office or Geological Survey
Agency

General Program To manage and coordinate the exchange of water resources ~
Objectives information with federal, state, and local governmental agencies,
academia, industry, and the general public. Clearinghouse
activities include outreach and training; information/data
dissemination, including water-data indexing and literature
abstracting; educational programs; and data-systems
modernization. Two Clearinghouse pilot centers became
operational in 1992. One center, in Reston, VA, focuses on
developing linkages with federal. agencies and the technical and
general user communities in the Washington, DC, metropolitan
area. The Sacramento, CA, center focuses on developing
computerized interfaces with state and local agencies and
creating an automated tracking system for Clearinghouse
requests.

Types of Assistance/ Technical.
Available Funds

Information Contacts The Clearinghouse can be accessed by calling 1-800-H20-9000.
Headquarters: National Water Information Clearinghouse office,
Branch of Water Information Transfer, Water Resources Division,
Geological Survey, 423 National Center, Reston, VA 22092.

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NOAA

Program Name Marine Sanctuary Program

1992 Catalog of Federal 11.429
Domestic Assistance
Number

Administering Office or National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency

Legislative Authority Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, Title
3, Public Law 92-532, 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq. and subsequent
amendments

General Program (1) To identify areas of the marine environment of special
Objectives national significance due to their resource or human-use values;
(2) to provide authority for comprehensive and coordinated
conservation and management of these marine areas that will
complement existing regulatory authorities; (3) to support,
promote, and coordinate scientific research on, and monitoring
of, the resources of these marine areas; (4) to enhance public
awareness, understanding, appreciation, and wise use of the
marine environment; and (5) to facilitate all public and private
uses of the resources of these marine areas not prohibited
pursuant to other authorities.

Types of Assistance/ Project grants (cooperative agreements), contracts.

Available Funds
Cooperative agreements for FY91 $945,600; FY92 est
$978,000; FY93 est $978,000.

Information Contacts Headquarters: Chief, Sanctuaries and Reserves Division, Office of
Ocean and Coastal Resources Management, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1825 Connecticut Ave., NW, Room
714, Washington, DC 20235, telephone (202)606-4122.

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Program Name

Civil Works Projects

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

Not applicable

Administering Office or
Agency

Army Corps of Engineers

Legislative Authority

Line-item congressional authority in annual federal budget (Water
Resources Development Act every 2 years)

General Program
Objectives

To provide help to communities with a variety of water resource
problems and opportunities including flood control, coastal and
shoreline erosion, outdoor recreation, environmental restoration,
and water quality control. Projects must include not only
facilities to mitigate unavoidable environmental damages, but
also consideration of environmental restoration through
opportunities created by projects. Such opportunities include
species management under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
of 1958, protection of habitat for endangered species under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, preservation of archeological
resources and historic sites under the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966, and opportunities provided by other
federal laws. In addition, section 1135 of the 1986 Flood
Control Act also authorizes restoration in a watershed if the area
is one in which a Corps of Engineers project has directly
contributed to the problem (e.g., near a Corps dam).
Environmental restoration may be approved for up to a

75 federal/25 state-local cost share. Cost-sharing percentages
vary by the type of output being provided.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Planning, engineering, and other technical assistance and
financial assistance with cost-sharing.

Total Civil Works appropriations’ FY92: $3,623,000,000;

Total funded environmental activities within Civil Works program
FY92: $361,000,000;

Total funded environmental activities within Civil Works program
FY93: $380,000,000.

' These appropriations include funds for the Civil Works Continuing Authorities Programs, which fund smaller projects
that do not require individual Congressional authorization. These programs include Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
program numbers 12.106, 12.107, and 12.108, which are discussed later.

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DOI/NPS

Program Name

Land and Water Conservation Fund

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

Not applicable

Administering Office or
Agency

National Park Service

Legislative Authority

Public Law 88-578

General Program
Objectives

The fund was established to create and maintain a nationwide
legacy of high-quality recreation areas and facilities. The Land
and Water Conservation Fund Act established a funding source
for both federal acquisition of authorized national park,
conservation, and recreation areas and grants to state and local
governments to help them acquire, develop, and improve outdoor
recreation areas. By law, not less than 40 percent of every
annual appropriation goes toward the acquisition of recreation
and conservation lands specifically authorized by Congress.
Since 1965, 2.3 million acres of local and state parklands have
been purchased.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Grant assistance.

Program funds for FY91 $29,800,000; FY92 $19,800,000;
FY93 est $25,000,000. Since 1965 $3,000,000 has been
appropriated to all 50 states.

Assistance Requirements

States must prepare and regularly update a statewide plan that
identifies needs and sets forth an action program to meet the
goals defined.

Eligible Applicants

Grants are for state and local governments to acquire, develop,
and improve outdoor recreation areas.

Examples of Funded
Projects

Through 1991, 6,900 projects were approved in which parkland
was acquired and more than 25,500 projects were approved for
the development of recreation facilities. More thar’ 35,500
projects have been approved.

Information Contacts

National Park Service Regional Office. Recreation Grant Division
National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, P.O. Box
37127, Washington, DC 20013.

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DOI/USGS

Program Name

National Water Data Exchange
(NAWDEX)

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

Not applicable

Administering Office or
Agency

Geological Survey

General Program
Objectives

An interagency program to facilitate the exchange of water data
and to promote the improvement of water-data handling
procedures. Participants in the program are those federal, state,
local governmental, interstate, academic, and private
organizations which collect, store, and use water data.
Information on sites for which water data are available, the types
of data available, and the organizations that store data is
available from NAWDEX.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Assistance identifying, locating, and acquiring data.

Information Contacts

Headquarters: NAWDEX Program Office, Branch of Water
Information Transfer, Water Resources Division, Geological
Survey, 421 National Center, Reston, VA 22092, telephone
(703)648-6848.

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DOWUNPS

Program Name National Wild and Scenic Rivers Program — Refer to Forest
Service Programs (p.26) for information about this program.

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DOW/USGS

Program Name

Water Data Program

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

Not applicable

Administering Office or
Agency

Geological Survey

Legislative Authority

Authority is through an annual appropriations bill.

General Program
Objectives

Water-data stations at selected locations throughout the United
States are used by USGS to obtain records on stream flow and
height, reservoir and lake stage and storage, groundwater levels,
well and spring discharge, and the quality of surface water and
groundwater. These data provide a continuing record of the
quantity and quality of the Nation’s surface water and ground-
water resources. This information is intended to provide the
hydrologic information needed by federal, state, and local
agencies and the private sector for the development and
management of water resources. Data collected are stored in
WATSTORE. (Refer to the National Water Information System
{NWIS) for more on this database.)

The National Water-Quality Networks Program, part of the Water
Data Program, consists of four networks for monitoring water
quality. The largest of these networks, which consists of more
than 400 sampling sites, is the National Stream Quality
Accounting Network (NASOAN). Samples from NASOAN sites,
which are located at or near the downstream end of hydrologic
accounting units or at representative sites along coastal areas
and the Great Lakes, are used to measure a comprehensive list of
physical and chemical characteristics on a quarterly or bimonthly
schedule to fulfill information needs of national and regional
water resources planners and managers. Other networks monitor
radiochemical substances, tritium concentrations, and "natural"
stream flow and water quality of small unaffected river basins
(the Radiochemical Surveillance Network, the Tritium Network,
and the Hydrological Bench Mark Network, respectively).

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Technical. Provides data on water quality and quantity.

Eligible Applicants

Federal, state, and local agencies, the private sector, and the
general public.

Assistance Requirements

No requirements. The information is available to any interested
persons.

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USDA/SCS

Program Name

Plant Materials for Conservation

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

10.905

Administering Office or
Agency

Soil Conservation Service

Legislative Authority

Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936, as
amended, Public Law 74-46

General Program
Objectives

To assemble, evaluate, select, release, introduce into commerce,
and promote the use of new and improved plant materials for
soil, water, and related resource conservation and environmental
improvement programs both internationally and domestically.
Plant materials are used in all phases of the soil and water
conservation program.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Provision of specialized services.

Information Contacts

National Technical Centers, state and field SCS offices.
Headquarters: Deputy Chief for Technology, Soil Conservation
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 2890,
Washington, DC 20013, telephone (202)720-3905.

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Program Name

USDA/ASCS

Emergency Conservation Program
{ECP)

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

10.054

Administering Office or
Agency

Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service

Legislative Authority

Agricultural Credit Act of 1978, Title IV, Public Law 95-334, 16
U.S.C. 2201-2205

General Program
Objectives

To enable farmers to perform emergency conservation measures
to rehabilitate farmlands damaged by floods, hurricanes,
tornadoes, typhoons, or other natural disasters and to carry out
emergency water conservation or water-enhancing measures
during periods of drought. The program also enables the control
of wind erosion on farmlands. SCS provides technical assistance

to plan and construct the measures, and ASCS provides the

payments.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Direct payments for specified use.

Direct payments for FY91 $9,362,340; FY92 est $24,612,250.

Information Contacts

County or state ASCS offices. Headquarters: Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, DC 20013, telephone
(202)720-6221.

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Appendix

Watershed Protection Approach Funding Matrix

The Watershed Protection Approach Funding Matrix is.intended to assist project
managers by providing a broad perspective on EPA’s Office of Water funds that
potentially could be applied to watershed activities. It also delineates the specific
applications of those funds. It is important to note that this information may become
outdated as the result of changes in budget levels: and/or priorities.

The attached matrix was developed by EPA’s Office of Wetlands, Oceans and
Watersheds (OWOW), but it relies heavily on a table developed by EPA Region 1 that
describes funding resources for state water programs. OWOW would like to thank
Region 1’s Bill Nuzzo, as well as the people in Headquarters and the Regions who have
reviewed the various drafts of this material.

[For further information on EPA programs contact John Ettinger, Program Analyst,
Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, U.S. EPA (WH-556F), 407 M Street,
Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202) 260-9113.]

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Program Name

USDA/FmHA

Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Loans

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

10.419

Administering Office or
Agency

Farmers Home Administration

Legislative Authority

Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, as amended,
Section 9, Public Law 83-566, 16 U.S.C. 1006a; Flood Control
Act, as amended, Public Law 78-534

General Program
Objectives

To provide loan assistance to sponsoring organizations in
authorized watershed areas for works of improvement. Loans
have been-made to treat and distribute water for farm use and to
install or improve a municipal water supply reservoir with
recreation, fish, and wildlife improvement.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Direct loans.

Direct loans for FY91 $2,649,000; FY92 $502,000; FY93 est
$4,000,000.

Information Contacts

FmHA state, county, or district offices. Headquarters: Director,
Community Facilities Division, Farmers Home Administration,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250,
telephone (202)720-1490.

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DOI/USGS

Program Name

Water Resources Scientific Information Center
(WRSIC)

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

Not applicable

Administering Office or
Agency

Geological Survey

General Program
Objectives

To increase the availability of water-related scientific and
technical information to the public and private users. The Center
abstracts water-resource publications from throughout the world
and makes this information available to the water-resources
community and the public through publications and computerized
bibliographic information services. The database is now available
on CD-ROM and via two commercial on-line services.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Informational.

Information Contacts

Headquarters: WRSIC Program Office, Branch of Water
Information Transfer, Water Resources Division, Geological
Survey, 425 National Center, Reston, VA 22092, telephone
(703)648-6820.

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Program Name

Civil Works Projects — continued

Assistance Requirements

There are six steps that lead to a Civil Works project:
(1) Problem perception,
(2) Request for federal action,
(3) Reconnaissance study and report preparation,
(4) Report review and approval,
(5) Congressional authorization, and
(6) Project implementation.

Requests can be made through Corps District and/or Division
offices. Project costs are shared with the federal government.
During the project, the local sponsors enter into two agreements
with the Corps of Engineers: (1) the feasibility cost sharing
agreement (FCSA) for the feasibility study and (2) the local
cooperation agreement (LCA) for the project’s design, real estate,
construction, operation, and maintenance.

Eligible Applicants

State and local agencies.

Examples of Funded
Projects

The Water Resources Development Act of 1986 ensured the
"coordinated development and enhancement of the Upper
Mississippi River system." The Act authorized the Secretary of
the Army to provide technical assistance to local units of
government, to enter into cooperative agreements with the Upper
Mississippi River Basin Association (Illinois, lowa, Minnesota,
Missouri, and Wisconsin), and to enter into an interagency
agreement with the Secretary of the Interior to ensure the
coordinated planning and implementation of programs for the
use, protection, growth, and development of the Upper
Mississippi River System. The act appropriated funds from the
federal budget to the Corps of Engineers and allowed the transfer
of a portion of these funds to the Fish and Wildlife Service and/or
other cooperating agencies within.the Department of the Interior.

A more typical project is the water quality/ecological restoration
effort at the Upper St. Johns River in Florida, where the Corps of
Engineers is sharing costs with the St. Johns River Water
Management District and the State of Florida.

Information Contacts

Corps District and Division offices. Headquarters: U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC 20314-1000, telephone
(202)272-0144.

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USDA/SCS

Program Name

“Rural Abandoned Mine Program

(RAMP)

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

‘10.910

Administering Office or
Agency

Soil Conservation Service

Legislative Authority

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Section
406, Public Law 95-87, 91 Stat. 460, 30 U.S.C. 1236;
Amendments by the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act of 1990

General Program
Objectives

To protect people and the environment from the adverse effects
of past coal mining practices and to promote the development of
soil and water resources of unreclaimed mine lands. Cost-share
funds are available only for conservation practices determined to
be needed for the reclamation, conservation, and development of
up to 320 acres per owner of rural abandoned coal mine lands
and waters. Practices are limited to those which will provide
land stabilization, erosion and sediment control, and development
of soil, water, woodland, wildlife, recreation resources, and the
agricultural productivity of such lands. SCS provides technical
assistance including development of wetlands to treat mine
effluent.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Direct payments for specified use and advisory services and
counseling.

Grants for FY91 $7,556,052; FY92 est $7,473,8000; and FY93
est $7,350,000.

Information Contacts

State SCS offices. Headquarters: Deputy Chief for Programs,
Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, P.O.
Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013, telephone (202)720-4527.

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NOAA

Program Name

Financial Assistance for Ocean Resources Conservation and
Assessment Program

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

11.426

Administering Office or
Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Legislative Authority

Funding available under the Marine Protection, Research and
Sanctuaries Act of 1972, Title 2, Sections 201 and 202. Public
Law 92-532; National Ocean Pollution Planning Act of 1978,
Section 6; Public Law 95-273

General Program
Objectives

To determine the long-term consequences of human activities
that affect the coastal and marine environment; to assess the
consequences of these activities in terms of ecological,
economic, and social impacts on human, physical, and biotic
environments; and to define and evaluate management
alternatives that minimize adverse consequences of human use of
coastal and marine environments and resources.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Project grants (cooperative agreements). :

Grants for FY91 $893,320; FY92 $675,000; FY93 est
$850,000. .

Assistance Requirements

Initial screening is based on the degree to which the proposed
work relates to priority programmatic objectives and is also based
on the scientific quality of, and the applicant’s demonstrable
expertise with, the proposed methods and techniques to be used
in accomplishing the work. Final funding decisions are
constrained by the actual amount of agency funding available
and changes in programmatic priorities.

Eligible Applicants

Universities, colleges, technica! schools, institutes, laboratories,
state and local government agencies, public or private, profit or
nonprofit entities, or individuals are eligible for these funds.

Examples of Funded
Projects

Analyses of estuarine and marine sediment cores to reconstruct
historical record of contaminant inputs; development of life
history profiles and distribution and abundance information for
species found in the Chesapeake Bay; development of a data set
of characteristics of the Nation’s coasts and oceans including
erosion rates, coastal vulnerability indices, and coastal hazards
for incorporation into a geographic information system and other
microcomputer desktop information systems for further analyses.

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United States Army Corps of Engineers
Support Programs

Beach Erosion Control Projects 73
Flood Control Projects ......... 74
Flood Plain Management Services . 75
Navigation Projects . 76
Planning Assistance to States . . 77
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USACE

Program Name

Planning Assistance to States
(Section 22)

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

12.110

Administering Office or
Agency

Army Corps of Engineers

Legislative Authority

Water Resources Development Act of 1974, Section 22, Public
Law 93-251, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1962d-16

General Program
Objectives

To cooperate with any state in the preparation of comprehensive
plans for the development, utilization, and conservation of water
and related land resources of drainage basins located within the
boundaries of that state. The state must have a-planning
program under way or planned in sufficient detail so that the
state’s request for Corps input may be appraised.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Provision of specialized services.

Funds are limited to $6,000,000 annually, and not more than
$300,000 in federal funds may be expended in any one year in
any one state.

Information Contacts

Corps District offices. Headquarters: U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Attn: CECW-PF, Washington, DC 20314-1000,
telephone (202)272-0169.

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Contents (continued)

Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance
National Park Service
Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Programs
Federal Highway Administration
Support Programs
Highway Planning and Construction
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Comprehensive Programs
Civil Works Projects
Support Programs
Beach Erosion Control Projects
Flood Control Projects
Flood Plain Management Services
Navigation Projects
Planning Assistance to States
Snagging and Clearing for Flood Control

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Comprehensive Programs

Coastal Zone Management Program

Support Programs

Chesapeake Bay Studies

Financial Assistance for Ocean Resources Conservation and
Assessment Program

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1992 Catalog of Federal 12.104
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Agency

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. 86-645, 33 U.S.C. 709a

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guidance. Available information identifies areas subject to
flooding and flood losses from streams, lakes, and oceans and
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assistance.

Types of Assistance/ Advisory services and counseling, dissemination of technical
Available Funds information.

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Engineers, Attn: CECW-PF, Washington, DC 20314-1000,

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DOI/BuRec

Program Name

Irrigation Systems Rehabilitation and Betterment
(R&B Program)

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

15.502

Administering Office or
Agency

Bureau of Reclamation

General Program
Objectives

To improve operating efficiencies of irrigation facilities on
projects governed by Reclamation law and projects constructed
under the authority of the Small Reclamation Projects Act of
1956. Funds may be used for rehabilitation, including
replacement of existing irrigation systems (including those
constructed under the Distribution System Loans Act of 1955) on
Reclamation projects only in the 17 western-most contiguous
States and on project facilities constructed under the Small
Reclamation Projects Act in the 17 western-most contiguous
States and Hawaii, which cannot be financed by operation and
maintenance costs. :

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Direct loans. Funds cannot be used to initiate new construction.

Direct loans for FY91 $5,173,610; FY92 est $5,839,000; FY93
est $5,581,000.

Information Contacts

Regional Director of the Bureau of Reclamation. Headquarters:
Dick L. Porter, Chief, Contracts and Repayment Division,
Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of
Interior, Washington, DC 20240, telephone (202)208-3014.

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DOWUSGS

Program Name

Scientific Publications Program

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

Not applicable

Administering Office or
Agency

Geological Survey

General Program
Objectives

The Water Resources Division releases its information in several
book series—water-supply papers, professional papers, bulletins,
circulars, water resources investigation reports, and open-file
reports—as well as in several map series. These publications are
listed in three catalogs, all entitled Publications of the U.S.
Geological Survey, for the years 1879-1961, 1962-1970, and
1982-1990. The catalogs can be obtained from USGS, Branch of
Distribution, P.O. Box 25286, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO
80225.

Current programs in the 50 states and Puerto Rico are explained ©
in a series of reports entitled Water-Resources Activities of the
Geological Survey in (State). These can be obtained from the
Hydrologic Information Unit, USGS, 419 National Center, Reston,
VA 22092; reports for specific states are available from
appropriate district offices. National Water Conditions is a
monthly summary of hydrological conditions in the United States
and southern Canada that is also prepared by the Hydrologic
Information Unit. -

Data on stream flow, groundwater levels, and the quality of
surface water and groundwater are available for each state by
water year in a publication series entitled U.S. Geological Survey
Water-Data Reports. These reports can be purchased from the
National Technical Information Service (NTIS), U.S. Department
of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Annual summaries of
research projects in the National Research Program and
supported by the Water Resources Research Grants Program,
entitled National Research Program of the Water Resources
Division, USGS, Fiscal Year -- and Water Resources Research
Grant Program Project Descriptions, Fiscal Year -- can be
purchased from USGS, Books and Open-File Reports, P.O. Box
25425, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225.

Significant activities of the Water Resources Division are
summarized annually in the U.S. Geological Survey Yearbook. A
summary of hydrologic events and selected water-resources
issues is published annually in the USGS Water-Supply Paper
National Water Summary 19--. Both can be purchased from
USGS, Branch of Distribution, P.O. Box 25286, Denver Federal
Center, Denver, CO 80225.

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Program Name Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention — continued

Eligible Applicants Any state agency, county or group of counties, municipality,
town or township, soil and water conservation district, flood
prevention or flood control district, Indian tribe or tribal
organization, or any other nonprofit agency with authority under
state law to carry out, maintain, and operate watershed works of
improvement. Also available in Puerto Rico, Guam, American
Samoa, the Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the Trust
Territories of the Pacific.

Examples of Funded Development of multipurpose facilities for such uses as
Projects recreation, improvement of fish and wildlife habitat, irrigation,
and water supply to municipal and industrial users.

Information Contacts State SCS offices. Headquarters: Deputy Chief for Programs,
Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, P.O.
Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013, telephone (202)720-4527.

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DOI/FWS

Program Name Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act

1992 Catalog of Federal 15.614
Domestic Assistance
Number

Administering Office or Fish and Wildlife Service
Agency

Legislative Authority ~ Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act,
Section 305, Title 3, Public Law 101-646, 16 U.S.C. 3954

General Program Funds are used for acquisition of interests in coastal lands or
Objectives waters, and for restoration, enhancement, or management of
coastal wetlands ecosystems. Project must provide for the fong-
term conservation of such lands or waters and the hydrology,
water quality, and fish and wildlife dependent on them.

Types of Assistance/ Project grants.
Available Funds
Grants for FY91 $0; FY92 est $5,667,000; FY93 est
$6,025,000.

Assistance Requirements Project must provide for long-term conservation of coastal lands
or waters and the hydrology, water quality, and fish and wildlife
dependent on them. A performance report is required for each
annual segment within 90 days after the end of the segment.
Grantees and subgrantees are responsible for obtaining audits.
Cost records must be maintained separately for each project.

Eligible Applicants Available to all states bordering on the Atlantic, Gulf (except
Louisiana), and Pacific coasts; those states bordering the Great
Lakes; Puerto Rico; the Virgin Islands; Guam; the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands; and the Trust Territories of the
Pacific Islands.

Examples of Funded New program. None available at this time.
Projects

Information Contacts Headquarters: Colombus H. Brown, Fish and Wildlife Service,
Division of Federal Aid, 4401 Fairfax Dr, Room 322, Arlington,
VA, telephone (703)358-2156.

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United States Department of the Interior
Support Programs

Geological Survey
National Water Data Exchange
National Water Information Clearinghouse . .
National Water Information System
Scientific Publications Program
Water Resources Scientific Information Center
Bureau of Reclamation
Departmental Irrigation Drainage Program
Irrigation Systems Rehabilitation and Betterment .
Small Reclamation Projects
Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance
National Park Service

Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Programs

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Program Name

Flood Control Projects
(Small Flood Control Projects)

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

12.106

Administering Office or
Agency

Army Corps of Engineers

Legislative Authority

Flood Control Act of 1948, Section 205, Public Law 80-858, as
amended, 33 U.S.C. 701s; Public Law 93-251, as amended;
Public Laws 97-140 and 99-662

General Program
Objectives

To reduce flood damages through projects not specifically
authorized by Congress. The Corps of Engineers designs and
constructs the project. The local sponsor shares equally in the
cost of feasibility studies and project costs and provides a cash
contribution for project features other than flood control.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Provision of specialized services.

Federal cost limit of $5,000,000 per project.

Information Contacts

Corps District and Division offices. Headquarters: U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Attn: CECW-PM, Washington, DC 20314-
1000, telephone (202)272-0144,

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USDA/ASCS

Program Name

Agricultural Conservation Program

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

10.063

Administering Office or
Agency

Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service

Legislative Authority

Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936, Sections
7 to 15, 16(a), 16(f), and 17, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 590g-
5900, 590p(a), 590p(f), and 590(q), Sections 1001-1008 and
1010; Agricultural Act of 1970, as amended; Agriculture and
Consumer Protection Act of 1973, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1501-
1508, 1510; Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, as amended,
Section 1501, Public Law 95-113; Energy Security Act of 1980,
Section 259, Public Law 96-294

General Program
Objectives

To control erosion and sedimentation and to encourage voluntary
compliance with federal/state requirements to solve point and
nonpoint source pollution. Financial assistance is available in all
U.S. counties to individuals for conservation practice
implementation. Water quality improvement is an allowable
purpose and is presently receiving special emphasis.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Direct payments for specified use.

Direct payments for FY91 $199,132,025; FY92 $217,854,628;
FY93 est $183,024,000.

Assistance Requirements

The County ASCS Committee sets conservation need priority.
The farmer or rancher, individually or in concert with SCS or
ASCS staff, identifies a conservation problem and selects desired
practice(s). The local Soil and Water Conservation District
identifies appropriate conservation practices. Technical
assistance, including engineering and construction supervision, is
provided by SCS field office staff, ASCS provides financial
assistance upon certification by SCS of practice installation. The
Program works in conjunction with the SCS Soil and Water
Conservation program.

Eligible Applicants

Farmers, ranchers, owners, landlords, tenants, sharecroppers,
and associated groups who bear a part of a cost of an approved
conservation practice are eligible for cost-share assistance. The
program is available in the 50 states, Guam, Puerto Rico, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin
Islands.

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DOI/USGS

Program Name National Water Information System
(NWIS)
1992 Catalog of Federal Not applicable
Domestic Assistance
Number
Administering Office or Geological Survey
Agency
General Program This program is modernizing the water data management and
Objectives processing systems of the Water Resources Division. The new

system, National Water Information System 2, will integrate all
the current water data systems, including WATSTORE,
NAWDEX, and files maintained at each District Office. The first
part of the system to be released will provide for processing and
storage of water quality, groundwater, and biological data. The
second part of the system will provide for processing and storage
of water use and other data, including daily stream flow and
sediment discharge.

Types of Assistance/ Technical information about data management systems.
Available Funds

Information Contacts Headquarters: NWIS Program Office, Branch of Computer
Technology, Water Resources Division, Geological Survey, 437
National Center, Reston, VA 22092, telephone (703)648-5605.

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Acknowledgments

This catalog was developed by the EPA Nonpoint Source Information Exchange under
contract 68-C9-0013 with Tetra Tech, Inc. The EPA Project Officer was Frank
Lapensee. The principal authors were Hal Wise, Terrene Institute, and Elaine Bioom,
Sarah de Leon, and Deborah Neiter, Tetra Tech. The authors wish to thank the many
contributors and reviewers from the various departments and agencies whose
programs are described.





USDA/SCS

Program Name

River Basin Surveys and Investigations
(River Basin Planning)

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

10.906

Administering Office or
Agency

Soil Conservation Service

Legislative Authority

Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act Public Law 83-
566, Section 6

General Program
Objectives

Under this program, SCS provides planning assistance to
federal/state/local agencies for development of coordinated water
and related land resources programs. Priority is given to the
objectives of solving problems of upstream rural community
flooding, water quality improvement of waters coming from
agricultural nonpoint sources, wetland preservation, and drought
management for agriculture and rural communities.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Provision of specialized services. Priority given to projects that
(1) contribute to achieving the National Conservation Program
high-priority objectives, (2) have a high likelihood of being
implemented, (3) will be implemented without or with relatively
little federal assistance, (4) have state and local assistance in the
study, and (5) are of short duration and low cost.

information Contacts

State SCS offices. Headquarters: Deputy Chief for Programs,
Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, P.O.
Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013, telephone (202)720-4527.

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Program Name

DOIW/NPS

Rivers, Trails and Conservation Programs

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

Not applicable

Administering Office or
Agency

National Park Service

General Program
Objectives

To help citizens conserve rivers and establish trails on lands
outside national parks and forests. The Park Service, in
partnership with citizens and state and local governments, is
involved in the early phases of projects in setting up goals,
resolving difficult issues, and reaching consensus about the
future use and protection of important land and water resources.
At the implementation stage, the National Park Service is less
often involved. Assistance is provided in developing greenways
and trails, protecting river access and views, converting
abandoned railroads into trails, conserving open space,
redeveloping and restoring mistreated resources, establishing
nonprofit organizations, and enacting new ordinances. In 1992
there were 120 projects in 39 states.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Resource and planning expertise to help state and local partners.

Information Contacts

Recreation Resources and Assistance Division, National Park
Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, P.O. Box 37127,
Washington, DC 20013.

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Comprehensive Programs

Geological Survey

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Program Name

Scientific Publications Program — continued

General Program
Objectives — continued

Selected Papers in the Hydrologic Sciences is a journal-type
publication in the Water-Supply Paper series that provides timely
results on hydrologic studies derived from the Federal Research
Program, and the Federal-State Cooperative Program of USGS.

Over 1,200 Federal Depository Libraries receive USGS
publications.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Informational and published reports.

Information Contacts

Headquarters: Branch of Scientific Publications, Water Resources |
Division, Geological Survey, 439 National Center, Reston, VA
22092, telephone (703)648-5653. Information about published
reports can be obtained from the USGS Earth Science

Information Center (ESIC), telephone (703)648-6045.

(Note: other contacts are provided under "General Program
Objectives" above.)

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USDA/ASCS

Program Name Water Bank Program

1992 Catclog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

10.062

Administering Office or
Agency

Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service

Legislative Authority

Water Bank Act, Public Law 91-559, Public Law 96-182

General Program
Objectives

To conserve surface waters; preserve and improve the Nation’s
wetlands; increase migratory waterfowl habitat in nesting,
breeding, and feeding areas in the United States; and secure
environmental benefits for the Nation. SCS develops 10-year
agreements with eligible landowners who agree not to drain,
burn, fill, or otherwise destroy the wetland character of such
areas and not to use areas for agricultural purposes as
determined by the Secretary. Adjacent lands are managed for
migrating waterfowl and upland wildlife.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Direct payments for specified use.

SCS provides technical assistance to plan and apply practices
needed to develop and maintain wetlands, including structures
for water control to maintain shallow water areas. ASCS
provides the payments.

Direct payments for FY91 $12,660,737; FY92 est $21,113,713;
FY93 est $11,395,000.

Information Contacts

State and county ASCS and SCS offices. Headquarters:
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, DC
20013, telephone (202)720-6221.

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Program Name Coastal Zone Management Program — continued

Examples of Funded CZM funded Save the River, a nonprofit group operating along
Projects the St. Lawrence River, to assist riverfront property owners in
correcting faulty individual sewage disposal systems that have
polluted the river for years.

Kings County, WA, has used CZM funds ina multiphased
research program to investigate the viability of using freshwater
wetlands for urban surface water management and nonpoint
source pollution control. The project involves collecting baseline
data, sampling, analyzing, and monitoring the wetlands and
interpreting the results to devise policy and management
guidelines that protect wetlands and downstream waterbodies.

Information Contacts Headquarters: Chief, Coastal Programs Division, Office of Ocean
and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1825 Connecticut Ave., NW,
Washington, DC 20235.

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Program Name Water Data Program — continued

Examples of Funded Data are useful in water management decisions, development of
Projects trend analysis, flow and flood forecasting, water supply
development, and any other project in which the use,
development, and planning of water resources are involved.

Information Contacts District Chief of the state of interest. Headquarters: Assistant
Chief Hydrologist for Operations, Water Resources Division,
Geological Survey, 441 National Center, Reston, VA 22092,
telephone (703)648-5031.

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(NOAA)

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Program Name

Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

15.608

Administering Office or
Agency

Fish and Wildlife Service

General Program
Objectives

To provide technical information, advice, and assistance to other
federal agencies, other nations, states, and Native Americans on
the conservation and management of fish and wildlife resources.
Assistance is provided in the form of biological, chemical, and
physical advice on land and waters involved and specific
recommendations and plans based on the conditions found to
exist. Stocking of fish and advice on wildlife management
techniques may be management tools considered.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Provision of specialized services.

Information Contacts

James Geiger, Chief, Division of Fish and Wildlife Management
Assistance, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive,
Room 820, Arlington, VA 22203, telephone (703)358-1718.

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Program Name

USDA/FS

Forestry Research

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

10.652

Administering Office or
Agency

Forest Service

Legislative Authority

Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of
1978, Public Law 95-307, 92 Stat. 353, 16 U.S.C. 1643

General Program
Objectives

To extend fundamental research activities of the Forest Service
by awarding grants to nonprofit institutions of higher education
and organizations engaged in scientific research. Grants can be
used for research in watershed management.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Project grants.

Grants for FY91 $3,750,000; FY92 est $3,750,000; FY93 est
$4,000,000.

Information Contacts

Directors of the Regional Experiment Stations or Forest Products
Laboratory. Headquarters: Deputy Chief for Research, Forest
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 96090,
Washington, DC 20090-6090, telephone (202)447-7075.

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Introduction

This catalog is a directory of federal programs that contribute to and participate in
watershed management. Watershed management is generally led on a local or state
level, although there are cases of federal agency lead.

The catalog will help lead agencies and others involved in watershed management to
fully utilize and integrate appropriate federal program resources into holistic, . .
ecosystem-based efforts to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and ‘biological ‘
integrity of the watershed’s water resources.

These programs are located in six federal departments or agencies. A matrix of U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) programs that may be integrated into
watershed projects, as lead or support, are included as an appendix. The matrix was
developed by EPA’s Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds.

Federal, state, and local agencies have become increasingly aware that water pollution
and habitat problems can best be addressed by following a watershed approach
focusing on hydrologically defined drainage systems. This approach considers the
inputs from all land management and uses within the watershed. Physical
characteristics, habitat quality, and biodiversity, as well as traditional chemical water
quality, are considered when examining alternatives for water quality managing in the

watershed. As a result, federal agencies are refocusing their existing water
management programs to operate on a more comprehensive, holistic, integrated,
ecosystem basis.

This directory presents some of the more prominent federal programs that can provide
assistance to stakeholders in watershed protection and restoration projects. In this
directory, federal programs have been divided into two types: (1) comprehensive
programs that can provide support for the project lead agency in coordinating the
efforts of other agencies and that provide both financial and technical assistance and
(2) support programs that provide special-purpose technical assistance or advisory
services that may prove useful for stakeholders as they develop and carry out their
management efforts. In a few cases, programs that provide only technical assistance
have been listed as comprehensive programs because of the considerable level of
assistance provided. These cases are noted as such.

The coordinated efforts of comprehensive programs can be witnessed in the
Environmental Protection Agency’s National Estuary Program, which protects estuaries
and their surrounding resources; the Department of Agriculture’s Small Watershed
(PL-566) Program, which assists in protecting, developing, and utilizing land and water
resources in small watersheds; and the Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works
programs, which each year fund large-scale water resources projects through
congressional authorization. These programs provide the lead in coordinating agencies

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DOI/FWS

Program Name Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends (BEST)
(Note: Not yet fully developed or operational as of 2/20/93.)

1992 Catalog of Federal Not applicable
Domestic Assistance
Number

Administering Office or Fish and Wildlife Service
Agency

General Program This program is currently being developed. When fully
Objectives operational, it will identify the extent, magnitude, and location of
contaminant-related ecosystem degradation. It will be the only
federal biomonitoring program that will document the current
level of contaminant impacts to the Nation’s fish and wildlife
resources in a predictive and action-oriented manner. The
information the program will produce will support numerous
federal, state, and local efforts to evaluate contaminant-related
impacts and protect fish and wildlife from such impacts.

An integrated biomonitoring network will be established to
evaluate contaminant impacts at the tissue, organism,
population, community, and ecosystem levels. To determine the
status, trends, and effects of contaminants on fish and wildlife
resources, the BEST Program will use bioassessment techniques
from ecological surveys, organism health, bioassays and toxicity
tests, and residue analysis.

Types of Assistance/ Informational. Will produce biomonitoring data.
Available Funds

Information Contacts Chief of the Division of Environmental Contaminants, Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 330, Arlington,
VA 22203, telephone (703)358-2148.

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Tennessee Valley Authority
Support Programs

Tennessee Valley Region — Water and Land Resources

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Program Name

DOWVUSGS

National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA)

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

Not applicable

Administering Office or
Agency

Geological Survey

Legislative Authority

In 1991, following a 5-year pilot effort, Congress appropriated
funds to the U.S. Geological Survey to begin a rnultiyear
transition to a fully operational program.

General Program
Objectives

The goals of the program are to (1) describe the status and
trends in the quality of a large representative part of the Nation’s
groundwater and surface water resources and (2) develop an
understanding of the natural and human factors affecting the
quality of these resources. This information, obtained on a
continuing basis, will provide sound, nationally consistent water-
quality information on which water resources decision making at
all levels of government can be based. Investigations of surface
water and groundwater resources of major regional hydrologic
systems will be conducted on a rotating basis for 60 key areas
located throughout the Nation. The NAWOQA program will
address a wide range of major water-quality issues; in the early
years of the program, issues related to pesticides will be a major
focus.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Provides water resources information.

Assistance Requirements

Work must be consistent with the mission of the Water
Resources Division of USGS. Study unit liaison committees
convene every 6 months to discuss the water quality issues of
concern for that area: Members of the committee are
representatives of federal, state, and local agencies and the
general public. While the committee’s views are taken into
consideration, the ultimate decision regarding what work should
be done is made by USGS.

Eligible Applicants

Information gathered will be available to anyone interested via
publications and data.

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United States Department of Agriculture
Support Programs

Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service

Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program 15
Emergency Conservation Program . 16
Water Bank Program ......... . : . + . see ee eee eee V7
Wetlands Reserve Program 2... 0. ee eee ee ete ete teens 18
Soil Conservation Service
Great Plains Conservation 19
Plant Materials for Conservation 20
River Basin Surveys and Investigations . . . . . . . oe wee 21
Rural Abandoned Mine Program ....... . . . . . . . 1. 22
Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting . . . . . . . wee 23
Soil Survey... eee eee tee ee 24
Forest Service
Forestry Research 2.1... eee eee eee eee eee teens 25
National Wild and Scenic River Program 1.0... 0 cece ee ee ee eee 26
Farmers Home Administration
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Loans ......------ 222 ee ee eee eeee 28

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| program Name

Agricultural Conservation Program — continued

Examples of Funded
Projects

In 1991, $9.1 million was allocated for ACP water quality special
projects. The Upper Chattahoochee River Basin in Georgia was
allocated $500,000 to address animal waste and erosion
problems. An additional $13.9 million was used to fund priority
water quality initiatives including $1.8 million for 16 USDA
demonstration projects and $12.1 million for 74 USDA nonpoint
source hydrologic units.

Information Contacts

State and local ASCS offices. Headquarters: Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, P:O. Box 2415,,Washington, DC 20013, teleptione
(202)447-6221.

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Introduction wot
United States Department.of Agriculture
Comprehensive Programs «0.0.0. 0c cece cece eee e cece nett es 5
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Agricultural Conservation Program ..........0200 ee eens 7

Soil Conservation Service

Resource Conservation and Development Program
Soil and Water Conservation ........... oe :
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention .........

Support Programs ..... 0... eee eee eee eee 13
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service

Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program
Emergency Conservation Program .......... . .
Water Bank Program .... 2... 2... eee eee eee
Wetlands Reserve Program ..........- 000 eee eee eens

Soil Conservation Service

Great Plains Conservation .......... 0.00.0 c cee eee eee 19
Plant Materials for Conservation ....... . 20
River Basin Surveys and Investigations . . .21
Rural Abandoned Mine Program . 22
Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting 2. 23
Soil Survey 2... 2... eee ee ee eee teens 24
Forest Service
Forestry Research .........- 2... eee eee eee ee eee 25

National Wild and Scenic Rivers Program ........-...4.. 26



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Program Name

FHWA

Highway Planning and Construction
(Federal Aid Highway Program)

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

20.205

Administering Office or
Agency

Federal Highway Administration

Legislative Authority

Title 23 U.S.C., "Highways," as revised; Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), Title | of Public
Law 102-240

General Program
Objectives

To assist state highway agencies in the development of an
integrated, interconnected transportation system; provide for
transportation improvements to public roads; foster safe highway
design; and provide for other special purposes. Program funds
may be used for planning, research and development, restoration,
rehabilitation, roadside beautification, and wetland mitigation.
Projects eligible for funding may come under either the National
Highway System (NHS) component or the Surface Transportation
Program (STP) component of this legislation, or both. Provisions
for areawide planning include wetland activities under both NHS
and STP and highway runoff water quality measures under the
enhancement provisions of STP. In addition, STP funds may be
used to mitigate damage to ecosystems, habitat, and wildlife.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Formula grants, project grants.

Grants for FY91 $16,269,392,000; FY92 est $16,986,161,000;
FY93 est $19,198,000,000.

Information Contacts

Regional/state offices of FHWA or state highway/transportation
agencies. Headquarters: Kevin E. Heanue, Director, Office of

Environment and Planning, 400 Seventh Stre:
Washington, DC 20590, telephone (202)36!

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USDA/ASCS

Program Name Wetlands Reserve Program
(WRP)

1992 Catalog of Federal 10.072
Domestic Assistance
Number

Administering Office or Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Agency

Legislative Authority Food Security Act of 1985, Title XII, Public Law 99-198, as
amended; Food Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of
1990, Title XIV, Section 1237, Public Law 101-624, 104 Stat.
3584, 7 U.S.C. 3837

General Program To restore and protect farmed wetlands or converted wetlands
Objectives and eligible adjacent lands for landowners who have eligible land
on which they agree to enter into a permanent or long-term
easement with the Secretary. The landowner receives financial
assistance from ASCS and technical assistance from SCS to plan
and install necessary restoration practices on the land under the
easement. SCS develops the Conservation Plan of Operations
with the landowner. The goal of the WRP is to have 1,000,000
acres of land enrolled by 1995.

Types of Assistance/ Direct payments for specified use.
Available Funds

Direct payments for FY91 $0; FY92 $41,450,000; FY93 est
$165,800,000.

Information Contacts County or state ASCS and SCS offices. Headquarters:
Conservation and Environmental Protection Division, Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, DC 20013, telephone
{202)720-6221. :

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Program Name

USDA/SCS

Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting
{Snow Survey)

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

10.907

Administering Office or
Agency

Soil Conservation Service

Legislative Authority /

Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936, as
amended, Public Law 74-46

General Program
Objectives

To provide information on forthcoming seasonal water supplies
from streams that derive most of their runoff from snowmelt.. To
help farm operators, rural communities, and municipalities use
water-supply forecasts in managing water resources. To provide
hydrometeorological data for regulating reservoir storage and
managing stream flow. To. obtain, evaluate, and disseminate
climate data.in support of SCS conservation activities including
models. These services are necessary in western states where
water supply is as crucial as water quality.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Dissemination of technical information.

Information Contacts

State and local SCS offices in Alaska, Arizona, California,
Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah,
Washington, Wyoming, and the SCS West National Technical
Center, Portland, OR. Headquarters: Deputy Chief for
Technology, Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013, telephone
{202)720-3905.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
‘Support. Programs sot

Chesapeake Bay Studies

Financial Assistance for Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment Program
Marine Sanctuary Program

National Estuarine Research Reserve System

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United States Department of Agriculture
Comprehensive Programs

Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service

Agricultural Conservation Program
Soil Conservation Service

Resource Conservation and Development Program
Soil and Water Conservation

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Program Name

National Estuarine Research Reserve System

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

11.420

Administering Office or
Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

General Program
Objectives

To establish and manage, through federal/state cooperation, a
national system of reserves representing different coastal regions
and estuarine types that exist in the United States and its
territories. The reserves serve as field laboratories where studies
are conducted on natural and human processes ‘occurring within
estuaries.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Project grants (cooperative agreements).

Grants for FY91 $3,473,000; FY92 est $3,456,000; FY93
$3,300,000.

Information Contacts

Headquarters: Chief, Sanctuaries and Reserves Division, Office of
Ocean and Coastal Resources Management, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1825 Connecticut Ave., NW, Room
714, Washington, DC 20235.

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FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
(FHWA)

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UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
(USACE)

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USDA/SCS

Program Name

Soil and Water Conservation’

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

10.902

Administering Office or
Agency

Soil Conservation Service

Legislative Authority

Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936, as
amended, Public Law 74-46, 16 U.S.C. 590 a-f

General Program
Objectives

To plan and to carry outa national soil and water conservation
program, and to provide leadership in conservation, development,
and productive use of the Nation’s soil, water, and related
resources. All SCS offices are staffed through this program.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Advisory services and counseling to provide technical assistance
to the general public through total resource planning and
management to improve water quality and natural resources and
to reduce point and nonpoint source pollution. Technical soil and
water conservation resource assistance is provided to state and
local governments. uo

Assistance Requirements

Resource assistance needed is usually reviewed with the
conservation district governing body. Individuals and groups
usually become cooperators with local conservation districts to
which application for assistance is directed.

Eligible Applicants

General public, state governments, and local governments. Also
applicants from Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Western
Pacific U.S. Trust Territories.

Examples of Funded
Projects

In fiscal year 1991, the SCS provided technical assistance to
1,245,000 landowners and land users under this program. For
fiscal year 1992, SCS provided technical services for an
estimated 1,200,000 landowners and land users.

Information Contacts

State and field SCS offices. Headquarters: Deputy Chief for
Programs, Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013, telephone
(202)720-4527.

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(TVA)

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USDA/ASCS

Program Name

Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

10.070

Administering Office or
Agency

Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service

Legislative Authority

Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974, as amended,
Section 202c, 43 U.S.C. 1592¢

General Program
Objectives

One goal of the program is to provide financial and technical
assistance to (1) identify salt source areas; (2) develop project
plans to carry out conservation practices to reduce salt loads;

(3) install conservation practices to reduce salinity levels;

(4) carry out research, education, and demonstration activities;
(5) carry out monitoring and evaluation activities; and

(6) decrease salt concentration and salt loading, which cause
increased salinity levels within the Colorado River. The purpose
of the program is to enhance the supply and quality of water
available for use in the United States and the Republic of Mexico.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Direct payments for specified use; technical and financial
assistance to approved (legislatively defined) salt source areas for
irrigation water management/rangeland management for salinity
control. Funds to be used to reduce salt loads by use of
irrigation reorganization and land treatment practices were
approved for projects in Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada, and
New Mexico.

Technical assistance, including engineering and construction
supervision, is provided by SCS field office staff. SCS certifies
practice installation, and ASCS provides payment.

Direct payments for FY91 $13,196,745; FY92 est $17,366,164;
FY93 est $14,783,000.

Information Contacts

County ASCS and SCS offices. Headquarters: Conservation and
Environmental Protection Division, Agricultural Stabilization and

Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box
2415, Washington, DC 20013, telephone (202)720-6221.

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Program Name

Financial Assistance for Ocean Resources Conservation and
Assessment Program — continued

Information Contacts

Headquarters: National Ocean Service, Office of Ocean
Resources Conservation and Marine Assessment (N/ORCA),
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Room 212, 6001 Executive Ave.,
Rockville, MD 20852.

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Program Name National Wild and Scenic Rivers Program — continued

Information Contacts National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Division of
Park Planning and Protection, Room 3230, Washington, DC
20013.

Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office
of Public Affairs, Room 3240, Washington, DC 20240.

Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Division of
Recreation, Auditor’s Building, 4th Floor, Washington, DC
20090. ,

Bureau of Land Management, Division of Recreational, Cultural
and Wilderness Resources, Room 3360, Washington, DC 20240.

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USDA/SCS

Program Name

Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention (Small Watershed
Program; PL-566 Program)

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

10.904

Administering Office or
Agency ©

Soil Conservation Service

Legislative Authority

Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, Public Law 83-
566, 68 Stat. 666, as amended; Public Law 84-1018, 70 Stat.
1088; Public Law 85-624, 72 Stat. 563; Public Law 85-565, 72
Stat. 1605; Public Law 86-468, 74 Stat. 131, 132; Public Law
86-545, 74 Stat. 254; Public Law 87-170, 75 Stat. 408; Public
Law 87-703, 76 Stat. 608; Public Law 89-337, 79 Stat. 1300;
Public Law 90-361, 82 Stat. 250; Public Law 92-419, 86 Stat.
667; Public Law 95-113, 91 Stat. 913; Public Law 97-98, 95
Stat. 1213; Public Law 99-662, 100 Stat. 4196; Public Law
101-624

General Program’
Objectives

To provide technical and financial assistance to state agencies
and units of local government in planning and carrying out works
of improvement and to protect, develop, and utilize the land and
water resources in small watersheds not exceeding 250,000
acres, including total resource management and planning to
improve water quality and solve problems caused by flooding,
erosion and sediment damage; conservation, development,
utilization, and disposal of water.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Project grants, advisory services, counseling.

Grants - watershed and flood prevention operations: FY91
$81,584,704; FY92 est $99,968,720; FY93 est $62,465,000.

Assistance Requirements

Criteria for selecting proposals: (1) the watershed must meet the
requirements of the law; (2) the governor or his or her
representative must recommend the watershed for planning
assistance; (3) it should be evident that problems can be solved
by project action under authority of Public Law 83-566; (4) the
local sponsors should have authority under state statutes to carry
out their responsibility for installation and operation and
maintenance of project measures; (5) the local sponsors should
indicate willingness to carry out a watershed project; (6) the
project should have good prospects for a favorable benefit-cost
ratio; (7) no critical environmental issues; and (8) available
capabilities and resources to develop a watershed plan.

Post-assistance annual operation and maintenance inspections
and reports are required.

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DOI/BuRec

Program Name

. Small Reclamation Projects

{Small Project Loans)

1992 Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
Number

15.503

Administering Office or
Agency

Bureau of Reclamation

General Program
Objectives

To encourage state and local participation in the development of
projects that provide for the rehabilitation and betterment of
existing projects for the purposes of significant conservation of
water, energy, the environment, and water quality control and to
provide for federal assistance in the development of such
projects located in the 17 western-most contiguous states and
Hawaii. Irrigation is a required purpose in all projects. Emphasis
is given to water conservation, water quality, and environmental
enhancement projects.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Direct loans, project grants.

Grants and loans for FY91 $1,409,000; FY 92 $2,000,000;
FY93 est $4,100,000.

Information Contacts

Regional Director of the Bureau of Reclamation. Headquarters:
Dick L. Porter, Chief, Contracts and Repayment Division,
Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the
Interior, Washington, DC 20240, telephone (202) 208-3014, or
Ron Willhite, Loan Program Coordinator, Assistant Commissioner,
Resources Management, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S.
Department of the Interior, Denver, CO 80225, telephone
(303)236-8410.

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Contents (continued)

Farmers Home Administration

Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Loans

United States Department of the Interior
Comprehensive Programs
Geological Survey
Federal State Cooperative Program

National Water Quality Assessment Program
National Water Resources Research Program

Water Data Program
Water Research Institute Program

Fish and Wildlife Service

Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends

Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act ...

National Park Service

Land and Water Conservation Fund
National Wild and Scenic Rivers Program

Support Programs

Geological Survey

National Water Data Exchange

National Water Information Clearinghouse .
National Water Information System

Scientific Publications Program

Water Resources Scientific Information Center

Bureau of Reclamation

Departmental Irrigation Drainage Program
Irrigation Systems Rehabilitation and Betterment
Small Reclamation Projects



NOAA

Program Name

Chesapeake Bay Studies
(Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment)

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Domestic Assistance
Number

11,457 - Fisheries Stock Assessment
11.417 - Toxics and Remote Sensing Research

Administering Office or
Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Chesapeake Bay Office

General Program
Objectives

This program provides a focal point for all of NOAA‘s
Chesapeake Bay efforts; funds research on fish stocks, toxics
transport, fate, and effects, and remote sensing; and coordinates
directly with the state/federal Chesapeake Bay Program on issues
related to living resources, habitat restoration, and coastal zone
management.

Types of Assistance/
Available Funds

Project grants.

Grants for FY91 $700,000; FY92 est $650,000; FY93 est
$650,000.

Information Contacts

M. Elizabeth Gillelan, Chief, Chesapeake Bay Division, National
Marine Fisheries Office of Habitat Protection, NOAA Chesapeake
Bay Office, 410 Severn Avenue, Suite 107A, Annapolis, MD
21403, (410) 280-1871.

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Program Name National Water Quality Assessment Program — continued

Examples of Funded Assessment findings from the lower Kansas River pilot study
Projects were used by the Kansas State Board of Agriculture as the basis
for establishing the Delaware River Basin in northeast Kansas as
the first inland Pesticide Management Area in the Nation that
targets reducing the amount of atrazine in runoff that enters
inland surface waters. Study results showing elevated levels of
the pesticide DDT in fish in the Yakima River have prompted the
Washington Department of Public Health to begin additional
studies to determine whether a public health advisory is
warranted.

Information Contacts Headquarters: Office of the Deputy Assistant Chief Hydrologist
. for the National Water-Quality Assessment Program, Water
Resources Division, Geological Survey, 407 National Center,
Reston, VA 22092, telephone (703)648-5716.

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