Pioneer Valley
Planning Commission

Eric Carle Museum, Amherst, MA

Press Release

CONTACT: Anne Capra, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (413) 781-6045

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 15, 2009

Funds Available for Stormwater Management in Holland

The Stormwater Assistance Fund will offer small grants to homeowners in Holland for creating stormwater management systems to restore eroded areas on residential properties within the watershed to Hamilton Reservoir. This cost-share program will provide grant awards up to 75 percent of a project cost, or no more than $1,000.

Stormwater Assistance Fund grants will be awarded to projects that meet certain criteria and performance standards. Applications will be prioritized based on three criteria: 1) the extent to which the proposed project addresses the performance standards for stormwater management, 2) the type of problem and degree of severity that the proposed project seeks to address, and 3) the amount of funding available.

A complete program description, including submission requirements, is available on the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission’s website, www.pvpc.org, and at Holland Town Hall. Applications are due Tuesday, June 30, 2:00 p.m. to Anne Capra, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, 26 Central Street, West Springfield, MA  01089.

A public information session will be held at the Holland Elementary School on Saturday, May 30, 10:30 a.m., and will include a presentation about systems for stormwater management on residential properties followed by the opportunity to ask questions about individual sites and what might be appropriate for them.

This project is being funded by a Section 319 Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. In addition to the residential outreach program, the Section 319 Grant also includes funding for the design and construction of stormwater management systems at four town-owned locations in the Hamilton Reservoir watershed in the Town of Holland: Mashapaug Road and Steven’s Brook, Mashapaug Road and Brandon Street, and two locations on Kimball Hill Road.