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County moves letters and grant applications forward for estuary designation and septic-to-sewer work
Summary
Staff asked the board to approve a letter of support for the Pensacola and Perdido Bay National Estuary Program (which could bring recurring EPA funding) and to submit a DEP Resilient Florida grant application on behalf of East Milton Water System; multiple grant and subrecipient agreements were moved to the consent agenda.
County staff briefed the commissioners on two environmental funding items: a letter of support tied to the Pensacola and Perdido Bay National Estuary Program designation and a proposed DEP Resilient Florida grant application submitted by the county on behalf of East Milton Water System.
The chair said the designation could unlock recurring federal funding; staff mentioned a recurring EPA award of about $850,000 annually tied to the estuary program. On water infrastructure, staff said East Milton Water cannot apply directly and the county would submit the application as the eligible applicant and then subgrant funds if awarded. Separately, staff presented a series of subrecipient and restore-funded projects (including a $6,002,948 subrecipient agreement for Gulf Breeze to carry out septic-to-sewer conversions) and moved those items to Thursday's consent agenda.
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