Sentences with phrase «stormwater pollution in»

Development in recent years has increased impervious surfaces on campus, and this is contributing to stormwater pollution in the watershed and bacteria problems downstream.

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

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Two trainings will be offered especially for municipal staff and volunteer board and commission members focused on reducing phosphorus pollution in the Charles River and achieving compliance with new stormwater permits.

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.

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.

-- 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).

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