watershed EPA News
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EPA awards over $270,000 to the city of maumelle, Arkansas
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the City of Maumelle, Arkansas are continuing their efforts to create a comprehensive plan to manage wetland resources in the White Oak Bayou watershed. EPA recently awarded $277,955 to Maumelle to ensure ecological integrity of the wetlands while allowing sustainability and urban growth. EPA continues to work with state, federal and local ...
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EPA reaffirms December 2010 deadline for Bay TMDL (PA)
As part of the process for restoring the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, EPA has reaffirmed the federal-state commitment to establish the Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) - or pollution diet - by the end of this year. The Bay TMDL will set limits on nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment throughout the 64,000-square-mile watershed. Backed by a strong accountability framework, the Bay TMDL includes state ...
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New EPA Tool to Accelerate Watershed Planning
(Washington, D.C.) The Environmental Protection Agency has released the Watershed Plan Builder, an interactive, Web-based tool to improve efforts by states and local communities in protecting and restoring local water resources. The tool will help local watershed organizations develop integrated watershed plans to meet state and EPA requirements and promote water quality improvements. ...
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EPA enforcement actions in New Mexico cut pollution, restore environment
(Dallas, Texas – November 15, 2006) More than $4.9 billion in environmental improvements were secured and more than 890 million pounds of pollution were reduced as a result of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency enforcement activities this year. A total of $1.3 billion in environmental improvements and 181 million pounds in pollution reductions were realized across the region ...
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New grant to spur restoration efforts in New York’s Saw Mill river watershed
Watersheds are vital to the prosperity of every community because they provide a pathway for the natural filtration and cleansing of water. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) helps protect and restore our nation’s watersheds through annual grants to organizations working to improve their local watersheds. This year, EPA has awarded one of these grants, for $889,183, to Groundwork ...
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EPA and Arkansas Restore Fayetteville’s Streams
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $300,000 to the Arkansas Natural Resource Commission (ANRC) to reduce sediment and phosphorus—enhancing the ecology of the West Fork White River watershed. EPA’s grant will help the ANRC fund a nonpoint-source management project that will help restore an unstable tributary to Cato Springs, evaluate water intake dams, and ...
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EPA Takes Steps to Improve Water Quality of Illinois River
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making available the Illinois River Watershed Modeling Program which resulted from several years of collaboration with local stakeholders, states and tribes in both Ark. and Okla. The Modeling Program will assist in the development of water pollution controls needed to meet water quality standards throughout the watershed and relies on two ...
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EPA’s watershed academy to sponsor free May 28th webcast seminar in celebration of American wetlands
'Wetlands – Reconnecting Youth with Nature.' As more Americans dwell in cities and suburbs, our society has become increasingly distanced from the natural world. More sedentary lifestyles, a reliance on electronic devices for creative play and entertainment, more structured 'free-time' and less opportunity to explore outside have only added to this separation for children. The absence of everyday ...
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EPA releases guidance to help federal facilities better manage stormwater
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued guidance to help federal agencies minimize the impact of federal development projects on nearby water bodies. The guidance is being issued in response to a change in law and an Executive Order signed by President Obama, which calls upon all federal agencies to lead by example to address a wide range of environmental issues, including ...
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EPA Pours $3.2 Million into Watersheds
Washington, D.C. - Six finalists are eligible to apply for $3.2 million from EPA's Targeted Watersheds Grants to provide support to watershed organizations throughout the nation. These capacity-building grants will range from $300,000 to $800,000 each. They are awarded to organizations that promote the growth and development of local watershed partnerships through training and technical ...
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EPA Selected as ACT-IAC Igniting Innovation 2015 Awards Top 30 Finalist
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced its Watershed Index Online (WSIO) tool has been selected as a Top 30 finalist for the 2015 Igniting Innovation Awards, presented by the American Council for Technology - Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC), the premier public-private partnership in the government IT community. The new awards program selected 30 finalists from a large ...
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EPA Cites 14 Municipalities for Stormwater Violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cited 14 municipalities in Pennsylvania and Maryland for stormwater violations, nine of which are within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. “EPA, in partnership with the states, is taking clear steps to protect the water quality of local streams and rivers,” said Jon M. Capacasa, director of the Water Protection Division for EPA’s mid-Atlantic region. ...
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EPA releases draft strategy for clean water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting the public to comment on the agency’s draft strategy to protect and restore our nation’s lakes, streams and coastal waters. The strategy, “Coming Together for Clean Water: EPA’s Strategy for Achieving Clean Water,” is designed to chart EPA’s path in furthering EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s ...
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EPA to hold listening sessions on potential Chesapeake Bay stormwater rule (DC)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold five listening sessions and one webcast to seek feedback from citizens on provisions in a proposed stormwater rule that will affect the Chesapeake Bay watershed. In December 2009, EPA initiated a national rulemaking to better protect waterbodies from the harmful effects of stormwater discharges from new development and redevelopment. EPA is ...
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EPA Awards $58,000 to Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to Revitalize Philadelphia-Area Watershed
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society today announced a $58,000 grant for a new initiative for restoring clean water, improving neighborhoods and supporting green jobs in the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford watershed in Philadelphia, Pa. “EPA is committed to restoring our urban waters and supporting green techniques to control pollution,” said ...
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EPA works with Texas to protect water quality with $2.5 million grant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $2,543,528 to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to support management of nonpoint-source water pollution. The funding will be used for a variety of projects designed to improve water quality in several priority watersheds. EPA’s grant will help TCEQ fund nonpoint-source management projects such as ...
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Up To $13.9 Million Available From EPA for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued a Request for Applications soliciting proposals for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants to fund new projects to restore and protect the Great Lakes. Up to $13.9 million will be available during the 2015 funding cycle for grants to state, tribal, interstate and local governmental agencies, institutions of higher learning and other ...
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EPA awards wetland program development grants across the country
The US Environmental Protection Agency has awarded six grants, totaling $1,174,834, for wetland protection and management projects in Region 7. Region 7 Administrator John Askew said, 'Protecting our nation's wetlands is a top priority for EPA. These funds will help to achieve environmental improvements in our local watersheds.' EPA seeks to develop and refine effective, comprehensive programs ...
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EPA mine spill could have been prevented
Government investigators squarely blamed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thursday for a 3 million gallon wastewater spill from a Colorado gold mine, saying an EPA cleanup crew rushed its work and failed to consider the complex engineering involved, triggering the very blowout it hoped to avoid. The spill that fouled rivers in three states would have been avoided had the EPA team checked ...
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EPA Releases Report on West Virginia Agriculture Programs
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today it has completed an evaluation of West Virginia’s animal agriculture regulations and programs. The assessment, which is one of six that the agency is conducting of state animal agriculture programs in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, found that West Virginia is relying heavily on programs with voluntary participation to increase the ...
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