surface water quality News
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EPA Awards $65,000 to the Comanche Tribe of Oklahoma to Improve and Protect Its Water Quality
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Comanche Tribe of Oklahoma $65,000 to provide continued support for the tribe’s water pollution control program. The funds will be used to take samples to assess surface water quality on tribal lands, compile data which may show changes over time and determine if a more thorough watershed management program is needed. Sampling data will ...
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EPA Awards $120,000 to the Ottawa Tribe to Support Its Water Quality Program
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma $120,000 to provide continued support for the tribe’s water pollution control program. The funds will be used to take water samples to assess surface water quality on tribal lands, compile data which may show changes over time and determine if a more thorough watershed management program is needed. Sampling data ...
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EPA Awards Over $112,000 to the Peoria Tribe to Support Its Water Quality Program
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma $112,099 to provide continued support for the tribe’s water pollution control program. The funds will be used to take water samples to assess surface water quality on tribal lands, compile data which may show changes over time and determine if a more thorough watershed management program is needed. Sampling data ...
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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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EPA Awards $175,000 to the Cherokee Nation to Support Its Water Quality Program
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma $175,000 to provide continued support for the Tribe’s water pollution control program. The funds will be used to take water samples to assess surface water quality on Tribal lands and compile data which may show changes over time and to determine if a more thorough watershed management program is needed. ...
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EPA Awards $75,000 to the Choctaw Nation to Support Its Water Quality Program
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma $75,000 to provide continued support for the tribe’s water pollution control program. The funds will be used to take water samples to assess surface water quality on tribal lands, compile data which may show changes over time and determine if a more thorough watershed management program is needed. Sampling data ...
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Iowa lawmakers introduce Surface Water Protection Act
A new initiative to improve Iowa's water quality has been pupt forward by a bipartisan group of state lawmakers. The result of a two-year watershed planning task force, the Surface Water Protection Act is aimed at identifying problems and preventing pollution in Iowa's largest lakes, rivers and creeks. 'Iowa needs a coordinated effort to clean up our surface water and improve water quality,' ...
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Decision on Iowa’s water quality standards
EPA has approved revised Iowa water quality standards to support recreational activities and the protection of aquatic life. The approved water quality standards verify the state’s designated uses for 64 water body segments in Iowa. “EPA is committed to assuring that the waters relied upon and enjoyed by the people of Iowa are protected by the Clean Water Act,” said Karl ...
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Decision on Iowa’s water quality standards (IA)
EPA has approved the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ (IDNR) designated use changes for 64 water bodies and disapproved changes for 93 water bodies. Designated uses describe the achievable recreational activities and aquatic life uses in Iowa’s waters. EPA is finalizing action on the remaining 19 water bodies. The Clean Water Act (CWA) presumes that all waters are suitable for ...
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EPA approves Ute Mountain Ute Tribe`s water quality standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the Water Quality Standards for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe with Reservation lands in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. The Tribe submitted its Water Quality Standards to EPA earlier this year for review and an approval determination under the Clean Water Act. The Tribe's standards will be implemented for all Clean Water Act purposes, ...
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Application of multi-parameter Water Quality Sensor
Application of multi-parameter Water Quality Sensor on-line water quality analysis and monitoring of surface water and groundwater quality of river section, river, reservoir and so on. Internet of things, intelligent agriculture, online aquaculture monitoring. Water Quality real-time monitoring, red tide monitoring and early warning, blue-green algae monitoring and early warning, sudden ...
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Decision issued on Iowas water quality standards (IA)
EPA has approved the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ (IDNR) designated use changes for 69 water bodies and disapproved proposed changes for 57 water bodies. Designated uses describe the achievable recreational activities and aquatic life uses in Iowa’s waters. EPA is finalizing action on the remaining 12 water bodies. “Healthy waters and watersheds provide Iowa ...
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China assigns more funds to improve water quality as 2020 deadline looms
With 2020 fast approaching the Chinese government has set out intentions to invest more money to meet water quality improvement targets. During the recent National People’s Congress (NPC), a draft budget report suggested RMB30 billion ($4.5 billion) could be invested on water pollution management infrastructure over the next year. According to GWI, this is a 45 percent increase on the ...
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Decision issued on Iowa`s water quality standards
EPA has approved the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ (IDNR) designated use changes for 430 water bodies and disapproved proposed changes for 89 water bodies. Designated uses describe the achievable recreational activities and aquatic life uses for Iowa’s waters. “Healthy watersheds provide Iowa communities with safe drinking water, recreational opportunities, ...
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EPA recognizes community of Old North St. Louis, Mo., with national award for smart growth achievement
EPA today recognized the community of Old North St. Louis, Mo., with the National Award for Smart Growth Achievement. Now in its 10th year, the award recognizes effectiveness in creating sustainable communities; a robust public involvement process; and partnerships among public, private, and nonprofit stakeholders. The Old North St. Louis Restoration Group (ONSLRG) is the not-for-profit ...
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Epa announces US$350,000 in recovery act funds for water projects in CNMI to boost economy, create jobs and protect public health
In a move that stands to create jobs, boost local economies, improve aging water and wastewater infrastructure and protect human health and the environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded US$350,000 to the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. This new infusion of money provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will help the state and local ...
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Euro MPs call for tougher European water quality standards
The European Parliament's Environment Committee said this week that a further 31 water pollutants, including dioxins and PCBs, should either be considered for the Commission's proposed list of those that must meet EU water quality standards by 2015, or even, if classified as hazardous, be banned from EU surface waters by 2025. In Tuesday's vote on a draft directive on surface water quality ...
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EPA announces over $535,000 in recovery act funds for water projects in guam to boost economy, create jobs and protect public health
In a move that stands to create jobs, boost local economies, improve aging water and wastewater infrastructure and protect human health and the environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $535,000 to Guam. This new infusion of money provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will help the state and local governments finance many of the overdue ...
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Analytik Jena gains major contract in China for monitoring the water quality of an entire region
For its core business of Analytical Instrumentation Analytik Jena AG has obtained a major contract for the supply of 22 instruments of the multi N/C series to analyze the water quality in the Chinese province Henan. The project volume of the contract amounts to a medium-level six-figure range. The instruments are already due to be delivered during the current quarter. "During the tender for this ...
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EPA Announces Commitment and Achievement Awards to Recognize Community Development and Active Aging
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting applications for the Excellence in Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging awards. The awards recognize outstanding community planning and strategies that support active aging. EPA presents the awards to communities that demonstrate the best and most inclusive overall approach to implementing smart growth and ...
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