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Saline County accepts nearly $3 million EPA climate grant to protect Saline River watershed
Summary
Saline County approved a resolution to accept an EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant of nearly $3 million with no local match to fund projects aimed at preserving the Saline River watershed and adding recreational access.
Saline County approved a resolution to accept an EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant of nearly $3,000,000 to fund measures intended to protect the Saline River watershed and add recreational access, the court said at its meeting.
The clerk read the resolution authorizing the county to enter into an agreement with the Arkansas Trail Region Energy and Environment Innovation Coalition for the CPRG project. A county official told the court the award requires no local match and described the project as aimed at preserving one of Arkansas’s most pristine watersheds, implementing measures to keep the river clean and clear, and providing recreational opportunities such as bank fishing, kayaking and floating.
The resolution passed in a voice vote with one objection recorded. The court did not specify a detailed implementation timeline or which county department will administer the grant during the meeting.
