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<br />1136 <br />c. Please provide a brief <br />description of your <br />organization’s past <br />achievements in carrying out <br />similar projects and evidence of <br />successful record of meeting <br />proposed budgets and <br />timetables (2-4 sentences): <br />The NC DEQ 319 NPS grant fund supported by the EPA has <br />awarded USS $120,000 to cover the cost of 60% of the <br />installation of Green Infrastructure practices for citizens who <br />reside in the Bolin Creek watershed of Orange County. <br />From regulating auto emissions to banning the use of DDT; from <br />cleaning up toxic waste to protecting the ozone layer; from <br />increasing recycling to revitalizing inner-city brownfields, EPA's <br />achievements have resulted in cleaner air, purer water, and <br />better protected land. This page provides links to reports, <br />speeches, websites and other information about EPA's <br />achievements through its history: <br />https://www.epa.gov/history/epa-history-documents-about- <br />agency-accomplishments#. Here’s the link to the EPA’s FY 2022- <br />2026 Data Quality Records: <br />https://www.epa.gov/planandbudget/fy -2022-2026-data-quality- <br />records. <br />d. Living Wage: Does this <br />organization pay permanent <br />employees a minimum living <br />wage? (Yes / No) <br />No. The lowest <br />federal salary level <br />employed by the <br />EPA is a GS-2, <br />which has a <br />beginning salary of <br />$28,658.00 per year <br />(https://www.epa.go <br />v/careers/about- <br />epa-salaries). <br />If yes, is this <br />organization an <br />Orange County <br />Living Wage <br />Certified Employer? <br />(Yes / No) <br /> <br />If no, please briefly <br />explain. <br /> <br />e. Schedule of Positions: <br />a. Number of Full-Time <br />Paid Positions: <br />The EPA employs 15,000+ individuals from diverse backgrounds <br />in a full range of career fields and positions <br />(https://www.epa.gov/careers/what-kind-people-work-epa#). <br />a. Number of Part-Time <br />Paid Positions: <br />274 (https://www.federalpay.org/employees/environmental- <br />protection-agency) <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 2C2F66C4-424F-4660-AF8A-A623B6D7194E