LEXINGTON, KY, OCTOBER 24, 2016 -- More than $400,000 has been awarded to 11 Kentucky neighborhood associations for stormwater improvements.
The Water Quality Management Fee, a city stormwater grant program, is funding the projects, which range from installing rain gardens and rain barrels to public education about stormwater issues.
The Lexington Herald-Leader shared the full list of grant recipients, including the Seven Parks Neighborhood Association and Stonewall Community Association, which received $99,900 and $11,864, respectively, to install permeable paver driveways and/or rain gardens and rain barrels; and redesigning a drainage area.
An $31,033 education grant was awarded to the Living Arts and Science Center to support programs that focus on water quality, stormwater issues and water conservation, among others.
For a full list of the grant awardees, read more here.
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