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Saturday, July 21, 2012

EPA Awards over $57,000 to Improve Water Quality and Environmental Education in San Angelo

Press release:


EPA Awards over $57,000 to Improve Water Quality and Environmental Education in San Angelo

(DALLAS – July 20, 2012)  The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $57,500 to the Upper Colorado River Authority (UCRA).  The UCRA will use the grant to track sources of bacteria in a San Angelo-area waterway to help plan water quality improvement strategies.

The grant will also fund development of environmental education programs for San Angelo students.  A water quality stewardship program will target schools with lower socioeconomic populations, while an additional program will be developed for all seventh-graders in the San Angelo Independent School District.  

Additional Information on EPA grants is available at http://www.epa.gov/region6/gandf/index.htm

More about activities in EPA Region 6 is available at http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/region6.html

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