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Project-Cowpet Bay East

Jobs created: NA
Jobs retained: NA
District: St. Thomas
Award Date: 9/30/2009
ARRA Budget: $87,400.00

Project Overview

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Description:
Improve quality of drinking water.
Actual Expense: $87,400.00
Overall Status: Closed
Achievements:
  • Funding Water quality protection projects for Waste water treatment, nonpoint source pollution control and watershed and Estuary management.
  • While this project was Monitored and Reported by the Grantor, EPA; It supported water quality management planning activities authorized under the Clean Water Act and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
  • It developed limits for the loading of pollutants into the Green Cay-Tamarind Reef water bodies and supported the updating of the Virgin Islands Environmental Handbook to include Green Infrastructure Best Management Practices and promoted economic recovery by improving water quality in the Green Cay-Tamarind Reef area, which would attract tourism and create jobs.
  • The project was funded as 100% EPA In-Kind Contractual Assistance and conducted by EPA contractors and EPA managed and administrated the funds of this assistance agreement.
  • EPA reported on the status of this project, including expenditures and the number of jobs created or retained, in the Agency's ARRA contracts reports.

Benefits of this Project

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  • Funding for Water quality protection projects for Waste water treatment, nonpoint source pollution control and watershed and Estuary management; Supported by water quality management planning activities, authorized under the Clean Water Act and the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009.
  • Developed limits for the loading of pollutants into the Green Cay-Tamarind Reef water bodies and Updated the Virgin Islands Environmental Handbook to include Green Infrastructure Best Management Practices.
  • Promoted economic recovery by improving water quality in the Green Cay-Tamarind Reef area. and further Assisted enhanced tourism and Job creation.
  • This project enjoyed 100% EPA In-Kind Contractual Assistance; Was conducted by EPA contractors and EPA managed and administrated the funds of this assistance agreement to the benefit of the Territory and the health and well being of its residents.

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