water quality restoration News
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Final Decision on Missouri`s List of Impaired Waters
EPA Region 7 has made a final decision on Missouri’s list of impaired waters. EPA restored eight water bodies to Missouri’s list and removed one water body due to an EPA-approved pollution reduction plan. Today’s decision brings the total number of impaired waters in the state to 258. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) submitted its impaired waters list to EPA ...
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Final decision issued on Missouri’s list of impaired waters
EPA has made a final decision on Missouri’s 2010 list of impaired waters. Today’s decision brings the total number of impaired waters in the state to 245. EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks said, “EPA fully supports Missouri’s efforts to develop pollutant reduction plans, which will restore water quality in the state. The impaired waters list helps the Missouri ...
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Public meeting on floyds fork pollution control plan EPA to host Aug. 30 meeting
On Tuesday, August 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 will conduct a public meeting to obtain comments from stakeholders on the process of developing a Total Maximum Daily Load for Floyds Fork. The meeting will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. (EDT) in the Eastern High School auditorium. The school is located in the Middletown community of Louisville at 12400 Old Shelbyville ...
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EPA Designates Center of Excellence for Watershed Management at Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University has been designated a Center of Excellence for Watershed Management, becoming the tenth such institution in the Southeast. Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and Mississippi State University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today to help communities identify ...
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EPA takes step to improve Lake Champlain water quality
After a careful review, EPA has disapproved Vermont’s 2002 water quality plan that set phosphorus targets for discharges into Lake Champlain. Following this action, EPA intends to work closely and collaboratively with the State to develop a new plan for reductions in phosphorus from sources in Vermont. Elevated levels of phosphorus cause algae blooms and other water quality problems in Lake ...
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EPA awards over $119,000 to support revitalization of urban waters in Northern and Southern California
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a total of over $119,000 in funds split between two California projects to help restore urban waters, support community revitalization and protect community health. “Urban waters especially have been degraded by habitat lost, stormwater runoff and trash,” said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA’s Regional Administrator for the Pacific ...
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EPA approves Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ Water Quality Standards program Clean Water Act program a foundation for pollution control and watershed management
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (Tribe) in western North Carolina has been granted the authority by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to administer the Water Quality Standards program under the Clean Water Act (CWA). With this approval, the Tribe likewise is authorized to administer water quality certifications conducted under CWA Section 401. The Tribe is the third tribe in Region 4 ...
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EPA awards $2.5 million to Arizona to improve surface water quality
The Environmental Protection Agency awarded $2.5 million to the State of Arizona for projects to help restore water quality in the state’s polluted water bodies. With an additional $1.6 million leveraged by the state for these activities, more than $4 million is available this year to improve surface water quality. Recent water quality data shows that a significant percentage of surface ...
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New Hampshire citizens receive prestigious regional EPA environmental awards
One New Hampshire citizen and five organizations from the Granite State will be honored tomorrow in Boston’s Faneuil Hall as EPA presented its annual Environmental Merit Awards for 2011. The merit awards, recognizing valuable contributions to environmental awareness and problem solving, are a unique way that EPA can recognize individuals and groups that are making significant impacts on ...
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Norfolk Gets EPA Support for Green Techniques at Knitting Mill Creek
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it is providing more than $60,000 in technical assistance to Lafayette Wetlands Partnership, Friends of Norfolk’s Environment, and the City of Norfolk to explore green options for improving water quality in Knitting Mill Creek. Norfolk is one of 14 communities nationwide receiving a total of $860,000 in EPA support to expand the use ...
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How does digital transformation reduce costs in the water industry?
Digital transformation helps us to streamline operating and maintenance costs in integrated water-cycle services and infrastructures. According to Francisco Javier Salguero, Operations Director at Idrica, SMEs have already factored digital transformation plans into their objectives and in larger companies, CEOs are already introducing digital transformation into their business culture. ...
By Idrica
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Philippe Cousteau Jr.`s EarthEcho International launches 18th edition of the Water Challenge to kick off on World Water Day (3/22)
Starting March 22, the date designated by the United Nations as World Water Day, Philippe Cousteau, Jr.’s EarthEcho International and Xylem Watermark invite people everywhere to be part of a global movement to protect critical water resources by participating in the EarthEcho Water Challenge. Individuals, schools, businesses, and community organizations can make their communities healthier ...
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