Watershed Restoration and Protection Program (WRPP)

Provider

PA Department of Community and Economic Development

Application Deadline

May 31, 2025

Summary

Through the Watershed Restoration & Protection Program (WRPP), PA DCED supports the restoration and maintenance of restored stream reaches impaired by the uncontrolled discharge of nonpoint source polluted runoff. The goal of this program is to remove these restored streams from the PA Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Impaired Waters list.

Common Eligible Projects

The following is a breakdown of eligible projects:

Watershed restoration/protection projects implementing runoff control or runoff reduction of Best Management Practices (BMPs) on agricultural operations negatively impacting local or regional stream quality;

Watershed restoration/protection projects implementing runoff control or runoff reduction of Best Management Practices (BMPs) on agricultural operations negatively impacting local or regional stream quality;

Watershed projects that refurbish, restore, or create stream bank or stream channel stabilization using bio-engineering techniques;

Repair and maintenance of existing watershed protection BMPs addressing agricultural, urban/residential, and degraded stream areas; and

Monitoring water quality to track or continue to track nonpoint source (NPS) load reductions resulting from watershed protection BMP implementation projects.

A link to a full list of FY22 Watershed Restoration & Protection Program (WRPP) Grants Awards is available here.

More Information

https://dced.pa.gov/programs/watershed-restoration-protection-program-wrpp/