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Nonpoint Targeted Runoff Management Program (TRM)


(s. 281.65, Wis. Stats., and ch. NR 153, Wis. Adm. Code)

Governmental units and tribes can be reimbursed up to 70 percent of eligible costs associated with installing Best Management Practices (BMP) to limit or end nonpoint source (run-off) water pollution. Grant awards cannot exceed $150,000. Grants are made for specific projects and have a 2-year implementation time frame. Examples of eligible projects include:

  • Barnyard and feedlot protection practices.
  • Design as part of construction.
  • Detention ponds.
  • Livestock waste management practices.
  • Stream bank protection projects.
  • Wetland construction.

TRM grants may not be used to fund the following:

  • Projects to control pollution regulated under Wisconsin law as a point source. This includes:

  • Activities to meet permit requirements for large livestock feeding operations regulated under ch. NR 243, Wis. Adm. Code.
  • Municipal or industrial activities to meet permit requirements under ch. NR 216, Wis. Adm. Code.

  • Construction site erosion control and post-construction BMPs for new development.
  • Projects that are not water quality based (such as dredging, or projects to solve drainage or flooding problems).

Efforts are focused in critical watersheds and lakes where nonpoint source-related water quality problems are most severe and control is most feasible. Projects are selected based on a competitive process until all available funds have been allocated.

Application Materials:

Grant Applications for 2010-11 funding cycle

Additional Information:

Nonpoint Source Grant Contacts
Final Report Form and Instructions
3400-68B Satisfaction of Cost Share Agreement [PDF 23KB]
3400-68C - Release of Cost-Share Agreement [PDF 18KB]
Form 3400-069 Targeted Runoff Mgmt Cost Share Agreement [PDF 101KB]
Form 3400-069A Targeted Runoff Mgmt Cost Share Agreement Amendment [PDF 106KB]
Form 3400-069B Targeted Runoff Mgmt Economic Hardship Affidavit [PDF 8KB] Procurement Guide for Local Governments Receiving DNR Grants [PDF 183KB]
Best Management Practices [Excel 33KB]

Property Acquisition Appraisal Guidance

Contacts:

Tim Parsons, CF/2
Bureau of Community Financial Assistance
Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
Phone: (608) 267-9385
Timothy.Parsons@Wisconsin.gov

Kathleen Thompson, WT/3
Bureau of Watershed Management
Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
Phone: (608) 267-7568
Kathleen.Thompson@Wisconsin.gov

Last Revised: Friday November 20 2009