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How do water quality improvement projects get funded?
 
As in all things, funding is key to getting projects planned and on the ground.

 

FEDERAL

FEDERAL AGENCIES & LEGISLATION
    The federal government funds water quality through various sources, either through direct appropriation through a Farm Bill and Clean Water Act or as part of the funding to specific agencies.
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AGNECIES
FWS grants  
BOR  
LIP http://federalasst.fws.gov/lip/lip.html
EPA Grants  
BLM funding  
FARM BILL
EQIP  
WHIP  
CRP  
OTHERS  
CLEAN WATER ACT
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STATES

STATE AGENCIES & LEGISLATION

   
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The states also appropriate funding through a variety of departments and programs.
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ISCC loans & grants
http://www.scc.state.id.us/index.htm
DOT  
State General Funds  
Utah DEQ http://www.waterquality.utah.gov/FinAst/index.htm
Utah Grazing improvement program http://ag.utah.gov/conservation/GIP_Overview.html http://ag.utah.gov/conservation/nps_Statewide319.html
Wildlife http://wildlife.utah.gov/cwcs/overview.html

ORGANIZATIONS

ORGANIZATIONS
    Private, non-governmental organizations (NGO) contribute considerable resources to improving and protecting water quality in the Bear River Basin.
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Trout Unlimited
http://www.tu.org
Ducks Unlimited http://www.ducks.org/
Bear Lake Watch http://bearlakewatch.com/
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Grants
Community matching  
   
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INDUSTRY

INDUSTRY

   
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PacifiCorp – ECC
http://www.pacificorp.com/Article/Article43498.html