Sentences with phrase «water quality improvement»

As the quality of drinking and surface water declines, why not use some of the money for water treatment systems and other water quality improvement programs?

A committee formed to assess water quality improvement projects that could be paid for with East Hampton Town's community preservation fund brought two new proposals to the town board's table last week: replacement of an aging septic system, and the...

As part of this year's budget, Senator Hannon voted to support $ 200 million in Water Quality Improvement Act funding and a record $ 300 million for the EPF, and recently he played an important role in legislation that passed the Senate and Assembly to test school water for the presence of lead to protect our kids,» reif said.

Suffolk County voters could be asked in November to help fund water quality improvement initiatives through a surcharge on water usage.

The state has provided Flint with over $ 250 million to help with water quality improvements.

A water purification project in Accabonac Harbor — the first in East Hampton Town to be funded by the portion of the community preservation fund that voters approved last year for water quality improvement — is moving ahead, Kim Shaw, the town's...

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.

«If Steve McLaughlin truly cared about ensuring the people of his district and the people of this state had clean drinking water, he wouldn't have voted against $ 200 million in Water Quality Improvement Act funding or a record $ 300 million for the EPF in this year's budget,» a legislative critic of McLaughlin's said.

A committee formed to assess water quality improvement projects that could be paid for with East Hampton Town's community preservation fund brought two new proposals to the town board's table last week: replacement of an aging septic system at an affordable apartment complex with a system using newer technology that strips polluting nitrogen from waste emissions, and the replacement of a 1930s - era stormwater drainage pipe that channels runoff into Georgica Pond.

Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT was established as a Public Benefit Corporation, whose public benefit is enabling healthy food production, soil restoration and water quality improvement through the establishment of secure and sustainable farmland access tenures.

«We look forward to working with all partners through the Finger Lakes Water Hub to take the lessons we learn in Owasco Lake and advance the necessary water quality improvements throughout the entire Finger Lakes watershed,» Seggos said.

County Executive Steve Bellone has also recently made water quality improvement one of his administration's top priorities.

Dedicating the state money to the rebate program would allow the town to advance other water quality improvement projects, or make additional land purchases, using the preservation fund money, he said.

Adrienne Esposito, center, of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, testifies on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, during a Manhattan hearing on water quality improvement efforts.

In addition, despite considerable water quality improvement over the past 2 decades, blue green algae is a problem for water users in some areas of the Broads National Park.

The state has provided Flint with over $ 250 million to help with water quality improvements.

Burke also discussed his run - ins with the local hotel and tourism industry after he proposed increasing the hotel occupancy tax to pay for water quality improvements.

Additionally we secured $ 2.5 billion in water quality improvement funding, an important down payment on the future of our environment and the health of New Yorkers.

The DEC has announced $ 87 Million in grants for 95 water quality improvement projects across New York

The additional $ 2.57 billion will go to fund water quality improvements, said Andrew Brent, a spokesman for the mayor.

«We have made major investments in water quality improvement and upstate transportation systems and are building on efforts to combat poverty in communities everywhere.

Moving away from the use of cesspools and septic systems to state - of - the - art treatment systems that remove nitrogen pollution is among the recommendations in the county's Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan, which also recommends the creation of a Water Quality Improvement District.

$ 343,000 in 2016 Water Quality Improvement Project grants to support resilient, nature - based shoreline projects along Great Lakes shorelines.

The challenge for East Hampton's Peter Van Scoyoc is to continue good work by predecessor Larry Cantwell on workforce housing, water quality improvements and shoreline protection.

«At a time when rates are going up, Water Authority customers expect that those increased rates will go toward infrastructure and water quality improvements,» she said.

The grants awarded today are from the Water Quality Improvement Program (WQIP), a competitive program within the State's Environmental Protection Fund.

«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.»

The parties» candidates also hold opposing views on the community preservation fund's provision, approved by voters last year, that would allocate up to 20 percent of its revenues to water quality improvement projects.

A water purification project in Accabonac Harbor — the first in East Hampton Town to be funded by the portion of the community preservation fund that voters approved last year for water quality improvement — is moving ahead, Kim Shaw, the town's natural resources director, told the town board this week.

The DEC has announced $ 87 Million in grants for 95 water quality improvement projects across New York State, including Owasco Lake in neighboring Cayuga County.

This information should help policymakers put the costs of water quality monitoring and water quality improvement projects into context.»

The state has provided Flint with over $ 250 million to help with water quality improvements.