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The Department of Environmental Protection is now accepting applications for Growing Greener Watershed Restoration Projects designed to reduce pollution in watersheds impaired by nonpoint source pollution. Applications are due September 17.
With the Growing Greener II bond funding now spent, the competition for funding can be expected to be intense. $6 million will be available for [...]
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Announcements, Funding Add new tag, Chesapeake Bay, clean water, flood control, Nonpoint source pollution, stormwater runoff, TMDL, watershed protection
From the American Society of Landscape Architecture…
ASLA Applauds Bill’s Sustainable Approach to Infrastructure Development.
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announced a campaign to rally support for new Senate legislation designed to encourage green infrastructure - a novel, sustainable approach that uses natural systems of trees, plants and soils to manage rainwater instead of the [...]
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green infrastructure capture and reuse, green infrastructure, green roof, natural system, plants, rain gardens, rainwater, soil, stormwater best management practices, stormwater runoff, sustainable infrastructure, trees, US EPA, water management
From Stormwater, The Journal for Surface Water Quality Professionals…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing minor amendments to its Clean Water Act (CWA) regulations to codify that under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program, only “sufficiently sensitive” analytical test methods, i.e., those that are capable of detecting and measuring the pollutants at, [...]
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NPDES / MS4, National clean water, Clean Water Act, NPDES, stormwater legislation, stormwater standards, US EPA, water quality, water quality criteria, water quality monitoring
From the Chesapeake Bay Foundation…
New Holland, PA - From the looks of it, the newly planted tree shelters and electrified fences around the small creek running through Benuel Zook’s farm may not look like much. But for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Zook’s farm is a model for proper streambank restoration. And the foundation is counting [...]
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Chesapeake Bay agriculture, buffers, Chesapeake Bay, conservation district, stormwater best management practices, stormwater runoff, stream restoration, streambank restoration, tree planting, water quality
From Penn Future…
Time is running out to register for a free clean water breakfast near you. Join PennFuture and our partners to learn about Pennsylvania’s commitment to clean water here at home and downstream in the Chesapeake Bay. The first of the series is less than a week away.
This is an event you won’t want to [...]
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