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Living Shorelines and Freshwater Wetlands take Center Stage of Tampa Bay Restoration Efforts in 2020
Managed jointly by the Tampa Bay Estuary Program and Restore America’s Estuaries, the Tampa Bay Environmental Restoration Fund is a competitive grants program to address the protection and restoration goals identified in Charting the Course, a Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) for Tampa Bay. Seven proposals were awarded funding in 2020. The projects, including several ...
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IIT wins EPA Campus RainWorks challenge
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, won first prize among small institutions in the Agency’s first Campus RainWorks Challenge. EPA created the challenge to inspire the next generation of landscape architects, planners and engineers to develop innovative green infrastructure. The student team will receive a $2,500 cash ...
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EPA to Help Carson City Develop Green Infrastructure, Improve Climate Resiliency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will give technical assistance to help Carson City develop infrastructure that will contribute to greener, more vibrant neighborhoods and increase resiliency from the impacts of our changing climate. Through its Greening America’s Capitals program, EPA will fund a team that will provide design assistance to Carson City for ...
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EPA Helping Five State Capitals Develop Green Infrastructure, Improve Climate Resiliency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it will provide technical assistance to help five capital cities develop green infrastructure that will contribute to greener, more vibrant neighborhoods and increase resiliency from the impacts of our changing climate. EPA selected the following cities for this year’s Greening America’s Capitals program through a ...
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EPA awards nearly US$1.5m grant for water infrastructure and green innovations
EPA has awarded US$1,474,500 to the Kansas City, MO, Water Services Department to replace or relocate drinking water mains, sanitary sewers and stormwater sewers as part of the Beacon Hill Redevelopment Project, located west of Bruce R. Watkins Drive from 22nd Street to 27th Street in Kansas City, Mo. The project will include green stormwater infrastructure, such as an underground detention ...
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Stormwater upgrades will help keep Florida`s Naples Bay clean
The South Florida Water Management District Governing Board has authorized $1.5 million for a city of Naples stormwater improvement project benefiting Naples Bay. The district funds are part of the total $7.7 million effort. The funding will allow the city to implement a broad range of stormwater improvements, including pump station upgrades, storm sewer upgrades, swale restoration, creation of ...
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California officials propose US$9.3bn water bond for November ballot
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and US Senator Dianne Feinstein of California jointly announced a proposal Thursday to address a severe water shortage in California by borrowing US$9.3 billion to increase water storage, conveyance and conservation. Their bond proposal requires voter approval, and needs a two-thirds majority vote of the Legislature to make it onto the ballot in November. ...
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EPA, MDE, Prince George’s County Announce Public, Private Partnership Model to Accelerate Green Stormwater Controls and Support Local Job Creation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) and Prince George’s County today announced a $100 million initiative to demonstrate how community-based, public-private partnerships can spur green infrastructure-driven stormwater controls, while creating thousands of local jobs and boosting economic growth. EPA and MDE have joined forces with Prince ...
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Los Angeles County’s Sun Valley Watershed Multi-Benefit Project Receives ISI’s Highest Sustainable Infrastructure Award - Envision Platinum
The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) announced today that the Sun Valley Watershed Multi-Benefit Project in Los Angeles County, Calif., has earned the Envision™ infrastructure rating system’s Platinum award—the highest level attainable in the Envision system. The L. A. County Board of Supervisors will accept the award from ISI President and CEO, William Bertera, ...
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Stormwater pollution tackled to improve water quality in Charles River, MA
EPA is taking strong action to enact the next generation of environmental protection for the Charles River by tackling pollution problems caused by stormwater. Specifically, EPA today announced a targeted effort to apply more stringent controls on stormwater pollution in the Charles River watershed, where stormwater containing high levels of phosphorus is a chief culprit in dramatic algae blooms ...
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Water and Environmental Groups Applaud Udall, Edwards for Reintroduction of Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Legislation
Yesterday, April 14, Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) and Representative Donna Edwards (D-MD) re-introduced legislation to provide critical support to innovative stormwater strategies, improving our ability to effectively manage polluted runoff and sewage overflows while relieving pressure on aging infrastructure. S. 896/H.R. 1775, The Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2015, would promote the ...
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Clean water groups collaborate to shape the utility of the future
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF), and the Water Environment Federation (WEF) have jointly released a pioneering document that defines the evolving environmental, economic, and social roles that clean water utilities are playing in their communities. As outlined in Water Resources Utility of the Future . . . Blueprint for ...
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SANTA MONICA WESTSIDE WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WINS 2007 OUTSTANDING STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AWARD
Black & Veatch-designed Urban Runoff Treatment Facility Earns Statewide Recognition from the California Stormwater Quality Association Kansas City, Mo. (October 8, 2007) – Black & Veatch, a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company, announced today that the Westside Water Quality Improvement Project received the 2007 Outstanding Stormwater Best Management Practices ...
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Duluth receives U.S. EPA’s first Great Lakes Shoreline Cities Green Infrastructure grant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the award of a $250,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant to the City of Duluth to fund green infrastructure projects to improve water quality in the Lake Superior Basin. Duluth is the first of 16 cities to receive funding in the initial round of EPA’s new Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Shoreline Cities grant program. EPA ...
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Water Agencies, Conservationists Team Up for Wetlands
WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - An association of wastewater treatment agencies and a waterfowl conservation group will work together to help preserve and protect wetlands across the country. The National Association of Clean Water Agencies, NACWA, and Ducks Unlimited, Inc. signed an agreement Tuesday to collaborate on promoting the preservation, restoration, and management of wetlands that are valuable ...
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NACWA Applauds Udall, Edwards for Reintroduction of Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Legislation
NACWA Applauds Udall, Edwards for Reintroduction of Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Legislation Yesterday, Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) and Representative Donna Edwards (D-MD) re-introduced legislation to provide critical support to innovative stormwater strategies, improving our ability to effectively manage polluted runoff and sewage overflows while relieving pressure on aging infrastructure. ...
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EPA Awards Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants to Reduce Runoff that Contributes to Algal Blooms
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the award of 14 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants totaling over $17 million to fund projects that will improve Great Lakes water quality by preventing phosphorus runoff and soil erosion that contribute to algal blooms and by reducing suspended sediments in Great Lakes tributaries. “These Great Lakes Restoration Initiative ...
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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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City of Greenville and Federal Partners Mark 4th Anniversary of Partnership for Sustainable Communities
On Wednesday, the City of Greenville and federal partners observed the fourth anniversary of the Partnership for Sustainable Communities—an initiative to focus resources from multiple federal agencies to help meet economic, environmental and community needs. Since the program began, more than $4.6 million has been awarded and leveraged to support local projects in Greenville. ...
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EPA Recognizes Seven Communities for Smart Growth Achievement
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today recognized projects in seven communities as winners of the 2013 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement for their creative, sustainable initiatives that better protect the health and the environment while strengthening local economies. Among the winners are an expansive greenway in Atlanta, a downtown whitewater rafting park in rural Iowa, ...
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