Task 1: Develop a comprehensive watershed plan: Each Successful Applicant shall produce and deliver to the Iowa DNR a watershedbased water quality plan, including a focus on Smart Planning principles. The plan should include but not be limited to the following elements: 1. Executive Summary 2. Physical Environment Inventory: Land use, precipitation, topography, watersheds, soils, monitoring information, impaired waters, floodplain information, recreational areas, and fish and wildlife habitat. 3. Assessment of Issues: Flood control, water quality, erosion and sediment control, agricultural and urban drainage, wetlands, groundwater, land use management, public education, social dynamics and demographics, and funding. 4. Goals, Objectives and Actions: Plans for addressing the issues listed above including a detailed implementation schedule of activities, and accompanying budget, including identification of practices and the number of practices required to achieve stated goals and expected results. Action steps must be specific and identify a responsible party. Due 45 days prior to the end of the contract period Task 2: Regular Status Updates Description: Each Successful Applicant shall provide the Iowa DNR with a detailed grant implementation schedule, with milestones, for developing the Water Quality Management Plan at the beginning of the contract and report against that schedule via written quarterly status updates. Quarterly status updates shall include, but not be limited to, a specific description of how the Applicant has worked toward developing a comprehensive plan including the utilization of funds awarded to the Applicant for purposes of watershed-based water quality planning, updates to the implementation schedule, completions of milestones, and any deviations and / or additions to the schedule. Quarterly for the duration of the Contract resulting from this Solicitation. Task 3: Final Narrative Report Description: In addition to fulfilling the requirements of Task 1 above, each Successful Applicant shall provide a final report to the Iowa DNR. This final report shall include a narrative of the process used to create the water quality plan, including what activities took place, successes and obstacles (and if and how they were overcome), and a final financial statement. Specific to the requirements of Section 319 funding, the Successful Applicant’s final report shall contain, at a minimum, the following information: ● the total federal Section 319 funds expended by the project; ● a summary of other funds expended on the project; ● a summary of accomplishments and objectives by the project during the term of the Contract; ● a comparison of actual accomplishments to the objectives established for the project in accordance with the work plan; ● if the project objectives were not met, an explanation as to why; and ● all other reporting requirements as specified by Section 319 rules, regulations and guidance.
