DEC Funding Available for Watershed Protection; Governor Launches Harmful Algal Bloom Summits

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News from the Hudson River Estuary Program

Assessing a culvert at a road crossingThree funding opportunities are now available from DEC to help communities in the Hudson River estuary watershed improve water quality, assess and replace barriers, and reduce existing and projected impacts of localized flooding by removing constrictions.

  • $210,000 is available for
    Restoration of Watershed Connectivity Request for Proposals (RFPs) in partnership with the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC).
    Deadline March 30 at 12 noon.

This funding is provided by the State's Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) administered by DEC's Hudson River Estuary Program. Please check the Grants and Funding Opportunities web page for deadlines, eligibility requirements, and links to the applications.

Banner photo of Bashakill Marsh by Laura Heady

Governor Kicks Off First Harmful Algal Blooms Summit in the Hudson Valley

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo at HABs SummitOn February 27 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo kicked off the first of four summits guiding the state's comprehensive effort to protect vulnerable lakes and waterbodies in Upstate New York from harmful algal blooms (HABs). The Hudson Valley Summit was part of the $65 million four-point initiative unveiled in the Governor's 2018 State of the State to aggressively combat HABs.

DEC's Hudson River Estuary Program is helping coordinate the planning of HABs mitigation actions for the Monhagen Lake Reservoir, one of the 12 priority waterbodies identified for the first year of the state's initiative. The reservoir serves as the drinking water supply for the city of Middletown.

Each summit includes an evening session open to the public where background information about HABs is provided. The next summit session is this evening, Tuesday, March 6, from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM in Syracuse (SUNY ESF Gateway Center Building, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210).

If you can’t attend the event, you can watch via livestream.