WATERSHEDS ARTICLES
Ottawa Tribe water quality program awarded EPA grantsThe EPA has awarded the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma $120,000 to provide continued support for the tribe’s water pollution control program. |
Great Lakes water quality grants issued by EPAThrough its Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the EPA has awarded $1.4 million to five organizations to work on invasive species in New York State... |
CWAA Changes Name to Reflect "One Water" Unity
The Clean Water America Alliance has changed its name to the U.S. Water Alliance and also has announced formation of a "One Water Management" network, both reflecting the organization's c...
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Fracking Concerns Drive New Water Quality Monitoring Program
Concerns about the impact of hydraulic fracturing led to the implementation of a program to collect baseline water quality data throughout Elk County, PA. This encompasses all six watersheds the co...
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Study ties increase in metal concentrations in Rocky Mountain watershed to warming temperatures
A new study concludes that warmer air temperatures since the 1980s may explain significant increases in zinc and other metal concentrations of ecological concern in a Rocky Mountain watershed...
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USGS: Susquehanna reservoirs near sediment capacityAccording to a new report from USGS, reservoirs near the mouth of the Susquehanna River just above Chesapeake Bay are nearly at capacity in their ability to trap sediment... |
NH: Grant funding available to protect drinking water supply lands
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) announced today that just over $1.5 million is available this fall for grants to protect drinking water supply lands in several southern...
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Contaminated sediment removal project at Muskegon Lake completed
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the City and County of Muskegon announced the completion of a contaminated sediment removal project at the...
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Impaired creek in Idaho restored to health by local, state and federal partnershipNorthern Idaho's Yellowdog Creek, impaired for decades by eroding forest road sediment, is coming back to life thanks to the work of local partnership... |
'Water champions' recognized for innovative approaches to water sustainabilityThe Clean Water America Alliance announced the winners of the 2012 U.S. Water Prize for watershed-based approaches toward water sustainability... |
