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Groundwater lessons learned at region of waterloo
The Region of Waterloo relies on a network of over 100 supply wells for the bulk of the Region’s municipal water supply. The Region has long conducted monitoring of supply wells and monitoring wells to support sustainable water taking from a variety of local aquifers. Recently, the considerable monitoring data collected by the Region was a key resource in completing early requirements of ...
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Municipal groundwater monitoring in the region of waterloo in the context of the new ontario clean water act.
The Region of Waterloo relies on a network of over 100 supply wells for the bulk of the Region’s municipal water supply. The Region has long conducted monitoring of supply wells and monitoring wells to support sustainable water taking from a variety of local aquifers. Recently, the considerable monitoring data collected by the Region was a key resource in completing early requirements of ...
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Water Sampling Update
Summer field work has come to a close at the Newberry EGS Demonstration site, and with it we’ve completed the last round of water sampling and analysis. The EGS project was carefully designed to protect the local groundwater system, and our groundwater monitoring program helps us make sure we protect this valuable natural resource. Our water monitoring program was designed to document and ...
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Dominion Virginia Power Announces First Awards In $500,000 Environmental Grant Program
Dozens of environmental groups in Virginia will share $500,000 in grants this year from the charitable arm of Dominion Resources, the parent company of Dominion Virginia Power, to preserve wetlands, plant trees, monitor water quality and more. The first wave of grants from The Dominion Foundation – $275,000 – will go out this month to 17 organizations. A listing is available at ...
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PERKINELMER TO SPONSOR WORLD WATER MONITORING DAY
Partners with the Water Environment Federation and the International Water Association to Help Protect and Safeguard Water Quality Globally BEIJING – PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences, a global leader in application-focused measurement and analysis solutions, today announced its partnership with the Water Environment Federation’s (WEF) and the International Water Association’s (IWA) ...
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Cleaned-up superfund site to benefit New Jersey town
Exhibiting the very spirit of the Superfund program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Regional Administrator, Alan J. Steinberg, joined Congressman Frank Pallone and Edison Township Mayor Jun Choi today in announcing the closure of the sale of a 5.7-acre property, which once was marked as a Superfund site, and will be put to productive use by the community of Edison Township, New ...
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Help protect water resources - World Water Monitoring Day starts Sept. 18
Today, EPA and several other organizations are joining together to kick off the 5th Annual World Water Monitoring Day. World Water Monitoring Day is a month-long international effort aimed to increase public awareness and involvement in water monitoring and protecting water resources around the world. 'World Water Monitoring Day reconnects people with their watersheds and reminds us all to think ...
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$60,000 Grant to Kansas State University
Josh Svaty, EPA Region 7 senior advisor; Barbara Goode, Kansas State University pollution prevention specialist; Martha Tasker, City of Salina, Kan., director of utilities; Troy Vancil, Friends of the River past president, and others will hold a news conference Friday, July 13, to announce a $60,000 urban waters grant from EPA to Kansas State University (KSU). KSU and partners, including the ...
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Nitrate concentrations of groundwater increasing in many areas of US
Nitrate is the most common chemical contaminant in the world’s ground water, including in aquifers used for drinking-water supply. Nitrate in drinking water of the United States is regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) because of concerns related to infant health and possible cancer risks. Use of man-made synthetic fertilizers has steadily increased since World War II, ...
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NACWA affirms commitment to water quality monitoring for nutrients
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) supports the collection of robust water quality data for nutrients to ensure scientifically based decision-making. The Association’s Board adopted a resolution icon-pdf on April 22 that its public agency members will, as appropriate and feasible, support the collection of nutrient data. The collection of biological, chemical, and ...
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EPA Completes Fourth Season of Hudson River Dredging; Project Now about 73% Complete with GE, Not Taxpayers, Paying the Full Cost of Cleanup; $2 Billion Dredging Project Continues to Create Local Jobs
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that more than 612,000 cubic yards of river bottom sediment contaminated with PCBs were removed from the upper Hudson River during 2013, exceeding the annual goal of 350,000 cubic yards for this historic dredging project. This is similar to the amount dredged in 2012 when more than 650,000 cubic yards were removed. The Superfund cleanup ...
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EPA Region 7 Tribal Program Awards grants to Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri for water monitoring, radon protection
EPA Region 7’s Office of Tribal Affairs has awarded a pair of grants to the Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska to support the tribe’s environmental protection efforts. The Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska, headquartered at Reserve, Kan., occupies approximately 18,000 acres of reservation land in southeast Richardson County, Neb., and ...
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EPA grant helps Rhode Islanders enjoy safe beaches
With the summer beach season in high gear, EPA’s New England Administrator Robert Varney has announced a grant of $209,650 to the Rhode Island Department of Health to improve and expand water quality monitoring and notification at the state’s public salt water beaches. 'Rhode Island's beaches are one of our greatest resources, and improving the water quality will ensure that they are available ...
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EPA to provide nearly $2 million to revitalize U.S. Urban Waters
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced it will provide up to $1.8 million for projects across the country to protect Americans’ health and help restore urban waters by improving water quality and supporting community revitalization. The funding is part of EPA’s Urban Waters program, which supports communities in their efforts to access, improve and benefit from ...
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Investment of AUS$200m to rescue the Great Barrier Reef
Threats to the Great Barrier Reef, including the effects of climate change and declining water quality will be tackled by the Rudd Labor Government’s AUS$200 million reef rescue plan announced in this week's Budget. Environment Minister Peter Garrett and Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Minister Tony Burke said the funding will support land management grants to farmers and community groups and ...
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Martin pena community group receives epa environmental justice award
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Judith Enck and Lisa Garcia, the Agency’s Senior Advisor on Environmental Justice, today presented an award for outstanding work to further environmental justice to the ENLACE Cano Martin Pena Project. The group was recognized for work developing a comprehensive and environmentally sustainable economic development plan for ...
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EPA regional administrator and Congressmember frank Pallone tour superfund sites in Central New Jersey; EPA finishes cleanup of soil at imperial oil superfund site in Morganville using $33 million in ARRA funds; uses $5 million in ARRA funds to complete s
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck and Congressmember Frank Pallone were in Morganville, N.J. today to announce the completion of a $50 million contaminated soil cleanup, which clears the way for the redevelopment of the property. The site received $33 million in new funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to accelerate the ...
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Fort Smith, Arkansas Agrees to Upgrade Sewer System to Reduce Discharges of Raw Sewage into Local Waterways
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice and the state of Arkansas announced that the city of Fort Smith, Ark. will upgrade its sewer collection and treatment system over the next 12 years to reduce discharges of raw sewage and other pollutants into local waterways. This work is expected to cost $255 million plus the cost of routine operation and maintenance. ...
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Water Quality Improves in Long Island Sound
For the second summer in a row, concentrations of dissolved oxygen in Long Island Sound are higher than the long-term average, indicating improved water quality and improved ecological conditions for organisms that live in the Sound. Aquatic animals rely on oxygen that is dissolved in water to survive. When dissolved oxygen levels decline, this can cause some animals to move away, weaken, or even ...
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Everglades show improvement in water quality
Researchers at the University of Florida Research and Education Centers and scientists at the South Florida Water Management District have published a report regarding the trends in water quality feeding into Everglades National Park. The report can be found in the September-October 2010 Journal of Environmental Quality, published by the American Society of Agronomy, the Crop Science Society of ...
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