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OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
<br />H2OHIO RIVERS INITIATIVE: CHLORIDE REDUCTION GRANTS
<br />STATE GRANT AWARD AGREEMENT
<br />PREAMBLE
<br />This H2Ohio Rivers Initiative: Chloride Reduction State Grant ("Grant") Award
<br />Agreement ("Agreement") for the award identified in the Award Summary affixed to the
<br />front of this Agreement, is entered into by and between the Director of Environmental
<br />Protection ("Director") on behalf of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency ("Ohio
<br />EPA" or "Grantor") and Grantee identified in the Award Summary. This Agreement
<br />establishes the duties and obligations of Ohio EPA and Grantee (with Ohio EPA and
<br />Grantee together referred to as "the parties").
<br />WHEREAS Revised Code ("R.C.") 3745.01(C) and (E) authorize the Director to advise,
<br />consult, cooperate and enter into contracts or agreements with any other agencies of the
<br />state, the federal government, other states, interstate agencies, and persons and with
<br />affected groups, political subdivisions, and industries in furtherance of the purposes of
<br />R.C. Chapters 3704., 3714., 3734., 3745., 3751., 3752., 6109., and 6111., and to accept
<br />grants for water pollution control and water resource planning,
<br />WHEREAS R.C. 126.60, created in the State Treasury the H2Ohio Fund, which fund
<br />monies shall be used for any of the following purposes: (1) agriculture water projects; (2)
<br />community water projects; (3) nature water projects; (4) awarding or allocating grants or
<br />money, issuing loans, or making purchases for the development and implementation of
<br />projects and programs, including remediation projects, that are designed to address water
<br />quality priorities; (5) funding cooperative research, data gathering and monitoring, and
<br />demonstration projects related to water quality priorities; (6) encouraging cooperation with
<br />and among leaders from state legislatures, state agencies, political subdivisions, business
<br />and industry, labor, agriculture, environmental organizations, institutions of higher
<br />education, and water conservation districts; and (7) other purposes, policies, programs,
<br />and priorities identified by the Ohio Lake Erie Commission in coordination with state
<br />agencies or boards responsible for water protection and water management, provided that
<br />the purposes, policies, programs, and priorities align with a statewide strategic vision and
<br />comprehensive periodic water protection and restoration strategy,
<br />WHEREAS R.C. 126.60 (A)(3) defines nature water project to mean a project involving a
<br />natural water system that will improve water quality by reducing or aiding in the reduction
<br />of levels of phosphorus, nitrogen, or sediment in the waters of the state. Nature water
<br />project includes a project involving research, technology, design, construction, best
<br />management practices, conservation, or maintenance, the creation, maintenance, or
<br />restoration of wetlands, flood plains, flood control systems, and buffers throughout the
<br />state, including the western basin of Lake Erie,
<br />WHEREAS the Director has determined that Grantee's application for the Grant conforms
<br />to the requirements of uses for the H2Ohio Fund and meets the eligibility criteria set forth
<br />in R.C. 126.60,
<br />WHEREAS the General Assembly has authorized the Director to award the Grant
<br />identified in the Award Summary,
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