June 2, 2003

MEMORANDUM

TO: Members of the House

FROM: Bill Holman

Re: Geographic Distribution of Clean Water Projects

Several members of the House of Representatives have requested information about the geographic distribution of projects funded by the Clean Water Management Trust Fund.

CWMTF has received 891 grant applications from local governments, state agencies, and non-profit land conservation trusts from all regions of the state requesting a total of $1,006,435,958 since 1996. Thanks to appropriations from the General Assembly CWMTF has awarded 407 grants totaling $320,702,029 and leveraged at least $533,664,803 in other public and private funds.

CWMTF funds acquisition of riparian buffers, acquisition of greenways, acquisition of conservation easements, planning, stream restoration, stormwater management, wastewater improvement, and other projects that protect and restore surface water quality.

Attached is a map that shows both the geographic distribution and the types of projects funded by CWMTF through December 2002.

CWMTF received 69 new applications requesting $102.3 million in December 2002. CWMTF estimates that it will receive about $100 million in new requests in June 2003.

Please contact me if you need more information.