State of Florida awards over $57M in Florida Water Quality Improvement Grants in CHNEP watershed

The State of Florida has announced the award of $210 million through the Water Quality Improvement Grant Program for 27 statewide projects that will reduce harmful nutrients in Florida’s waterways.

The awards include septic-to-sewer projects, wastewater treatment upgrades, stormwater projects, wastewater improvement projects and a regional agricultural project.

“These awards will help keep our waterways clean for residents and visitors to enjoy," said Governor Ron DeSantis.

These grants assist communities across the state with funding projects to improve and restore impaired waterbodies. The selected projects will reduce total nitrogen loading by more than 1 million cumulative pounds per year, which will help to reduce harmful algal blooms.

The grant projects that fall within the CHNEP boundary are listed below. A list of all projects selected for funding for Fiscal Year 2023-24 can be found here.

Lead Partner	Project Name	Funding Requested
City of Arcadia	Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant Construction Project - Phase I	$ 19,868,000
City of Bonita Springs	Lakes of Sans Souci Septic-to-Sewer Project	487,500
City of Bonita Springs	Sun Village Septic-to-Sewer Project	424,250
City of Cape Coral	North 1 Utilities Extension Septic-to-Sewer Project	25,000,000
City of LaBelle	Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility Construction Project	4,000,000
Polk County	Wilson Ranch Reserve Hydrologic Restoration Project	7,500,000