The Clean Water Act grant will help homeowners address harmful erosion.

General Project Information: Project continues through fall 2025

  • Project addresses Non-Point Source (NPS-stormwater runoff) pollution and erosion sites in the Togus Pond Watershed.

  • Targets but is not limited to sites identified in the earlier Togus Pond watershed survey. Any site in the watershed may be eligible for assistance upon review.

  • Process for using the grant to address erosion or sedimentation of other NPS sites contact Dale Finseth, KSWCD at 480-3927 or dale@kcswcd.org

  • The KCSWCD will arrange for a site visit to review the impact of the site on water quality.

  • KCSWCD will determine if the site is eligible for technical assistance. The landowner will receive NPS site recommendations on how to address the NPS problem even if grant funds are not available for the site.

  • Determine if the work is eligible for grant funding, identify if the landowner is able and willing to provide the “match” needed to access the grant funds and negotiate a Cost Share Agreement.

  • This project is able to provide funding to the landowner for doing the needed work as long as the landowner provides at least 40% of the cost identified on the CSA. The “match” is either provided by the landowner’s payment for construction and materials or in the form of “in-kind” match which may include the landowner work or materials.

Funding for this project, in part, was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act. The funding is administered by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection in partnership with EPA. EPA does not endorse any commercial products or services mentioned.

Togus Pond granted $92,250 for erosion control from Maine DEP.

Togus Pond has been awarded a Clean Water Act grant to address erosion issues contributing to declining water quality in our lake. The grant money awarded by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection will be used to mitigate erosion and stormwater runoff by improving camp roads, driveways, and residential properties.

If you are interested in taking advantage of the services available via the Togus Pond Conservation Grant please review the following:

Conservation work funded by the grant is required to generate at least a 40% match. That match is either cash match or “in kind” match usually provided by the landowner(s) benefiting from the conservation work to protect water quality. The estimated cost and match amounts are outlined in a Cost Share Agreement (CSA) negotiated between the landowner and a Kennebec Soil & Water Conservation District (KSWCD) representative prior to work.