New London Receives Grant For Long Island Sound Project

NEW LONDON, CT — The city has received a $50,000 grant as part of $3.8 million in grants that have been awarded to improve the health and ecosystem of the Long Island Sound. The city was one of 38 organizations awarded grants from the Long Island Sound Futures Fund (LISFF).

Work funded through the LISFF has shown how projects led by local groups and communities make a big difference in improving water quality and restoring habitat around the Long Island Sound watershed.

The grant program combines funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF).

"This grant provides a great opportunity to enhance the stormwater efforts in the City,” New London Public Utilities Director Joseph Lanzafame said in a statement. "The Water & Water Pollution Control Authority is committed to improving the stormwater quality within and leaving the City. This type of funding makes that effort possible."

The $50,000 grant and $50,000 match from the City's Public Utilities Stormwater Consulting Fund will be used to start Phase 2 of the Watershed Management Plan Project for New London.

The Watershed Management Plan Framework is intended to serve as a roadmap as the city begins to address the community's need for coordinated planning and aligned investment across agencies, programs, communities, and watersheds. Phase 2 will include Watershed Characterization and Collection, Estimation of Pollutant Source Loads, and the Selection of Management Measures.