EPA adds funds to Hypoxia Task Force

DALLAS – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced June 22 that it is providing an additional $840,000 to the 12-state members of the Hypoxia Task Force (HTF), expanding the $1.2M the agency already announced in August 2019. EPA’s more than $2M in funding is helping HTF states implement plans that accelerate progress on reducing excess nutrients and improving water quality in the Mississippi River/Atchafalaya River Basin. Excess nutrients that make their way into the nation’s surface waters can contribute to algae blooms, hypoxic zones and other water quality concerns. HTF provides direction and support for federal and state initiatives to improve water quality in local waterways and in the Gulf of Mexico. (Source: EPA 06/22/20) https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-provides-additional-funding-hypoxia-task-force-states-including-iowa-and-missouri