Sentences with phrase «to improve water quality»

The governor's proposal is the latest in a series of long - term efforts made over the past few years to improve water quality in the county.

We perform water testing and can help you find ways to improve your water quality for both fresh and salt water species.

It's a gathering of groups interested in improving the water quality of the river and the surrounding area that depends on it.

The money will be used to help improve water quality, prevent flooding, and protect fish and wildlife habitat.

This approach has provided DEP a platform for ongoing green infrastructure design and construction and will have a direct and substantial impact on improving water quality in New York City's waterways.

Such areas also improve water quality by retaining sediment and nutrients that would otherwise flow into streams and tributaries that lead to the bay.

She says an enormous amount of work has gone into improving water quality over the last two years, and 360,000 tonnes of sediment has been removed from the water.

Event based monitoring during October - November 2016 found that when connected, the Warrego River water improved water quality in the Darling River through dilution.

Carroll County farmers have enrolled more than 34,000 acres of farmland this year in the state's Cover Crop Program — a grant funding initiative aimed at improving water quality in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.

Ahead of this month's World Water Congress in Beijing, the government (which has grown quite zealous about throwing money at its environmental problems lately) just announced it would spend US$ 5 billion on improving water quality over the next five years, in order to «far exceed» its UN Millennium Development Goal.

This fall, my colleagues at Pace University's Pace Academy for Applied Environmental Studies are trying to raise awareness of local and global opportunities to improve water quality with the.007 % Campaign, which is built around the idea that 0.007 percent of Earth's water is, by some calculations, available for drinking, irrigation and other human uses — so it'd be best to use it wisely.

«DEC's $ 5 million Water Quality Improvement Project grant will help eliminate sewage overflows to Rush Creek and Blasdell Creek, which improves water quality in Western New York.»

This technology, which also reduces handling of waste, is demonstrating immediate results in one of its recent applications, for the co-joined towns of Harden and Murrumburrah, where it is incorporated into the treatment system improving water quality for a population of approximately 2,000 people.

«Today, the river has been remediated and transformed into a recreational waterway with vastly improved water quality.»

As part of a coalition of groups, Reinvent Albany has petitioned the state Thruway Authority and Environmental Facilities Corporation to use the water quality funds for their intended purpose, which is to improve waste water treatment and other projects which directly improve water quality.

County Executive Steve Levy, who hosted the summit, told a crowd of 120 that sewers improve water quality and boost economic development.

This ultimately means improving the water quality here.

Now, New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele has an excellent idea to extend and expand the East End's Community Preservation Fund to further improve water quality.

Mr. DeLuca pointed to more regionally specific water quality improvement districts within the county, the creation of town - specific stormwater runoff plans and offering more affordable residential advanced wastewater treatment alternatives as future steps local governments can take to improve water quality within the region.

Jessica Ottney Mahar, policy director for the Nature Conservancy, called Cuomo's $ 2 billion proposal to improve water quality around the state «amazing,» adding: «The level of funding is exciting, and frankly, it surprised me.»

«I look forward to using my years of expertise in the water industry to contribute to the council in a significant way and put forward recommendations that will improve water quality throughout the state.»

Finally, the referenda in the East End towns to extend the Community Preservation Fund (CPF) another 20 years and allow up to 20 percent of the money raised to go to improving water quality passed — by 69.5 percent on Shelter Island.

«If we do that, we'll be taking steps toward improving water quality locally as well as downstream.»

There are numerous examples that show that coordinated policy and involvement of various stakeholders have led to for example improved water quality and restraining danger of flooding.

«The BMP scenarios are more sustainable because they can sustain agricultural productivity while improving water quality,» Martin said.

An international group of researchers led by the University of Granada (UGR) has found that the greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) facilitates microbial «filtering» of organic matter in saline wetlands, thus improving water quality and reducing nitrogen loads by promoting denitrification.

A shared interest in gathering, discussing and improving water quality data among diverse groups can lead to productive conversations that data alone can not address, the scientists reported in «Engaging over data on fracking and water quality,» published in the journal Science.

More on improving water quality after the jump.We've scoured the globe to find out just which rivers are full of metals, agricultural runoff, dead zones and even, gasp, sewage!

Senator Cantwell has also led efforts to improve water quality along the Pacific coast.

Achieving Climate Performance through the Global Supply Chain with Cities & Companies Saturday, November 11th 17:00 — 18:00 Copenhagen Dome The world's largest retailer and cities of the world's largest commodity producing basin partner to mitigate climate risk, sustain agriculture, and improve water quality across more than 20 million acres.

It's not just about improving water quality.

The work is designed to maintain the results of the years - long Lyman Woods Stabilization Project, in which the Park District sought to improve the water quality of streams flowing through the woods, which feed into Lacey Creek and the East Branch DuPage River.

Ribbed mussels can remove nitrogen and other excess nutrients from an urban estuary and could help improve water quality in other urban and coastal locations, according to a study in New York City's Bronx River.

For example, the results indicate that a 50 percent reduction in soil phosphorus in the Yahara watershed's croplands would improve water quality by reducing the summertime concentration of phosphorus in Lake Mendota, the region's flagship lake, by 25 percent.

Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter said no one from the Corps reached out to his office about the proposal and he believes more discussion is needed before the plan is adopted since a lot of money and resources have gone into improving water quality in the Sound.

Biochar also improves water quality and quantity by increasing soil retention of nutrients and agrochemicals for plant and crop utilization.

Our data clearly demonstrate that cleaning up air pollution continues to have the desired effect of improving water quality for our region's lakes,» said NHAES researcher William McDowell, professor of environmental science and director of the NH Water Resources Research Center.

Environmental water improved water quality, stimulated primary productivity and helped to maintain regional scale aquatic invertebrate diversity.

He also noted concerns over how the monies will be managed, pointing to a previous flap in which $ 29 million from a sales tax aimed at improving water quality was used to balance the budget.

An internship for an art student seeking experience in a museum will look very different than the internship that an environmental studies student might do to help improve the water quality in a local community.

To try to stop the destruction before the Great Barrier Reef — the largest, most extensive reef system in the world — is no more, the Australian government has announced that it plans to spend more than half a billion Australian dollars (about $ 379 million USD) on improving water quality to protect coral reefs; reef restoration; and helping to fight predatory starfish.

The Coalition Government is getting on with the job of delivering our water infrastructure needs, today annowncing $ 1 million to fast - track a feasibility study into improving water quality and supply to support the expansion of the Myalup and Collie River irrigation districts.

A plan is in the works to improve water quality.