Sentences with phrase «of stormwater pollution»

Steeg completed a study of the stormwater pollution in the Spree in 2001 for his engineering diploma.

Opening Gallagher Beach for swimming is «probably impractical from a public health standpoint» because of stormwater pollution, sediment contamination and neighboring toxic sites, a consultant for the Erie County Health Department has concluded.

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The next step is the state will collect more beach water and stormwater drain samples to determine the source or sources of the bacterial pollution.

Apart from air pollution reduction, other benefits of urban green infrastructure include urban heat island mitigation, the potential reduction in energy consumption, better stormwater management, and climate change mitigation.

The researchers estimated the benefits of tree cover in reducing air pollution, stormwater runoff, energy costs associated with heating and cooling buildings, and carbon emissions.

Public health departments are now realizing the huge impacts of pollution, drought, stormwater runoff, and other negative factors.

This study assesses the water landscape of the entire city, taking into account greenhouse gas emissions, stormwater pollution, groundwater management, conservation and the costs and benefits of various city water supplies.

This hands - on, educational tool is illustrating issues of stormwater runoff, pollution, erosion, and providing a real world application of core mathematical concepts.»

Stormwater runoff is the primary cause of water pollution in Bradley Creek and the connected Intracoastal Waterway.

Not only is polluted stormwater runoff one of the largest sources of water pollution in North Carolina, but it's also the top cause of swim advisories and beach closures nationwide.

Stormwater runoff from commercial, industrial, and institutional sites contributes a significant percentage of this pollution.

-- Illinois EPA Interim Director John Kim announced the award of nearly $ 5 million in Green Infrastructure Grants designed to reduce the amount of pollution running into Illinois waterways from stormwater sources.

Reduction in monthly stormwater utility fee: the city offers two types of credits for stormwater: stormwater quality (reducing the potential for water pollution) and stormwater quantity (reducing impervious surface).

Rain gardens help absorb runoff when it rains, keeping stormwater pollution out of rivers and streams.

Restoring the ecological health of the Chesapeake Bay will require reducing nutrient pollution in urban stormwater runoff.

The researchers estimated the benefits of tree cover for reducing air pollution, stormwater runoff, energy costs associated with heating and cooling buildings, and carbon emissions.

The asphalt that covers so much of cities retains heat and is impermeable; it leads to stormwater pollution and is bad for air quality.

City of Annapolis, Maryland - 2008: The county will offer up to a $ 10,000 tax credit for people who try to reduce stormwater pollution on their property, allowing people to deduct from their property taxes the cost of installing stormwater reduction technology, including greenroofs.