Showing posts with label management. Show all posts
Showing posts with label management. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Looking Across Dam of Cottontail Lake
James A. Reed Wildlife Area, Lee's Summit, MO. March 14, 2014.
Friday, August 31, 2012
EPA Awards Over $1.1 Million to Assist In Restoration of Coastal Habitats
Press release:
The National Estuary Program (NEP) was established by the federal Clean Water Act to protect and restore water quality and ecological integrity of estuaries. The Clean Water Act requires each National Estuaries Program to develop and implement a Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) to address water quality, habitat, and living resources challenges within the estuary watershed.
Currently 28 estuaries along the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts and in Puerto Rico are under the NEP. Each estuary’s program focuses its work within a particular place or boundary which includes the estuary and surrounding watersheds.
The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium will use the funds to implement the CCMP outlined in the Barataria-Terrebone National Estuaries Program annual work plan. The Barataria-Terrebonne estuarine complex encompasses 4.2 million acres of wetlands, ridges, forests, farmlands and communities between the Mississippi and Atchafalaya River Basins in southeast Louisiana.
The Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program is dedicated to restoring and protecting the bays and estuaries of the Texas Coastal Bend. The mission of the Coastal Bend Bays work plan is to protect and restore the health and productivity of the bays and estuaries while supporting continued economic growth and public use of the bays. This 515 square-mile area of water includes all bays, estuaries and bayous in the Copano, Aransas, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Baffin and upper Laguna Madre Bay systems.
An estuary is a partially enclosed body of water along the coast where freshwater from rivers and streams meets and mixes with salt water from the ocean. Although influenced by the tides, they are protected from the full force of ocean waves, winds and storms by such land forms as barrier islands or peninsulas.
Estuaries are among the most productive areas on earth, creating more organic matter each year than comparably sized areas of forest, grassland, or agricultural land. The tidal, sheltered waters of estuaries also support unique communities of plants and animals especially adapted for life at the margin of the sea.
More about activities in EPA Region 6 is available at http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/region6.html
EPA Awards
Over $1.1 Million to Assist In Restoration of Coastal
Habitats
(DALLAS – August 31, 2012) The Environmental
Protection Agency has awarded the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and
the Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program $597,333 each to assist in the
restoration of disappearing coastal habitats along the U.S. Gulf Coast in
Louisiana and Texas.
The National Estuary Program (NEP) was established by the federal Clean Water Act to protect and restore water quality and ecological integrity of estuaries. The Clean Water Act requires each National Estuaries Program to develop and implement a Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) to address water quality, habitat, and living resources challenges within the estuary watershed.
Currently 28 estuaries along the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts and in Puerto Rico are under the NEP. Each estuary’s program focuses its work within a particular place or boundary which includes the estuary and surrounding watersheds.
The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium will use the funds to implement the CCMP outlined in the Barataria-Terrebone National Estuaries Program annual work plan. The Barataria-Terrebonne estuarine complex encompasses 4.2 million acres of wetlands, ridges, forests, farmlands and communities between the Mississippi and Atchafalaya River Basins in southeast Louisiana.
The Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program is dedicated to restoring and protecting the bays and estuaries of the Texas Coastal Bend. The mission of the Coastal Bend Bays work plan is to protect and restore the health and productivity of the bays and estuaries while supporting continued economic growth and public use of the bays. This 515 square-mile area of water includes all bays, estuaries and bayous in the Copano, Aransas, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Baffin and upper Laguna Madre Bay systems.
An estuary is a partially enclosed body of water along the coast where freshwater from rivers and streams meets and mixes with salt water from the ocean. Although influenced by the tides, they are protected from the full force of ocean waves, winds and storms by such land forms as barrier islands or peninsulas.
Estuaries are among the most productive areas on earth, creating more organic matter each year than comparably sized areas of forest, grassland, or agricultural land. The tidal, sheltered waters of estuaries also support unique communities of plants and animals especially adapted for life at the margin of the sea.
More about activities in EPA Region 6 is available at http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/region6.html
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
U.S. EPA Releases San Francisco Bay Delta Action Plan to Address Toxins and Stressors that Harm Fish
Press release from EPA:
Forty years ago, against the backdrop of fires on the Cuyahoga River, the Santa Barbara oil spill and Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, the federal Clean Water Act was made law. At the time, Congress charged a fledgling EPA with the goal of making the nation’s waters “fishable and swimmable.” While the agency has made great progress toward that goal, complex problems, such as those facing the restoration of the Bay Delta, still need attention.
A copy of the Action Plan is available at: http://www.epa.gov/sfbay-delta/actionplan.html.
For more information on the Clean Water Act, please visit: http://water.epa.gov/action/cleanwater40c/.
U.S.
EPA Releases San Francisco Bay Delta Action Plan to Address Toxins and Stressors that Harm
Fish
Curbing
pollution and restoring freshwater flows key to improving water
quality
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency released an Action Plan today that proposes seven measures for
improving water quality, restoring aquatic habitat, and improving the management
of the San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary. The release of the Action Plan follows
the agency’s analysis concluding that existing federal and state water quality
programs are not adequately safeguarding the ecosystem.
“California’s economic security depends on a
healthy Bay Delta,” said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA’s Regional Administrator for the
Pacific Southwest. “By upholding the goals of the Clean Water Act, we can ensure
that our water is fit for drinking, farming, recreation, and for fish and
wildlife.”
The Action Plan responds to findings and
recommendations made following EPA’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in
2011 that sought public input on the effectiveness of existing federal and state
water quality protection programs. The Action Plan prioritizes the following
seven actions to be pursued in partnership with the State Water Resources
Control Board, the Regional Water Boards for the Central Valley and San
Francisco Bay, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, and numerous
other state and federal agencies:
- By 2013, propose a standard to curb selenium discharges from cities, farms, and oil refineries;
- By 2013, achieve organophosphate pesticide water quality goals in Sacramento County urban streams;
- By 2014, set new estuarine habitat standards, including salinity, to improve conditions for aquatic life;
- By 2017 establish a monitoring and assessment program for water quality in the Delta;
- Ensure that EPA’s pesticide regulation program more fully considers the effects that pesticides have on aquatic life;
- Restore and rebuild wetlands and floodplains to sequester drinking water contaminants, methylmercury, and greenhouse gases and make the Delta more resilient to floods, earthquakes, and climate change;
- Support the development and implementation of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan.
Forty years ago, against the backdrop of fires on the Cuyahoga River, the Santa Barbara oil spill and Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, the federal Clean Water Act was made law. At the time, Congress charged a fledgling EPA with the goal of making the nation’s waters “fishable and swimmable.” While the agency has made great progress toward that goal, complex problems, such as those facing the restoration of the Bay Delta, still need attention.
A copy of the Action Plan is available at: http://www.epa.gov/sfbay-delta/actionplan.html.
For more information on the Clean Water Act, please visit: http://water.epa.gov/action/cleanwater40c/.
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Monday, August 13, 2012
EPA Sponsors Free Integrated Pest Management (Pest Control) Training for Multi-family Housing to be held September 12 in Philadelphia, Pa.
Press release:
The course will cover:
The class is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
You must pre-register for the training because of building security. No walk-ins will be allowed into the building. And a photo ID is required.
To register, please go to:
http://www.nchh.org/Training/HealthyHomesTrainingCenter/TrainingPartners/PennState.aspx
EPA Sponsors Free Integrated Pest Management
(Pest Control) Training for Multi-family Housing to be held September 12 in
Philadelphia, Pa.
PHILADELPHIA (Aug. 13,
2012) - - Attention
multi-family property owners, property managers and maintenance staff, pest
control operators and residents.
The
free Integrated Pest Management training for multi-family housing is a one-day
training course that is sponsored and taught by the National Center for Healthy
Housing and supported by EPA's Office of Children's Health
Protection.
The
training will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's
Mid-Atlantic Region office located at 1650 Arch St., Philadelphia,
Pa.
- · Using the least toxic and most effective measures for pest control
- · How to manage pests within a housing community using strategies that pose no risk or minimum risk of pesticide exposure to vulnerable, sensitive, and disabled populations, including infants and children, the elderly, pregnant women, and people with chemical sensitivities.
- · The major health risks posed by common pests, including the connection between asthma, cockroach, and mouse allergens.
- · The biology, behavior, and at least two least-toxic control measures for each of the pests covered in the training.
- · Contacts and solutions when pest control problems develop.
Integrated pest management is an
approach to pest control that is superior to conventional extermination and
monthly spraying strategies. It emphasizes eliminating nesting places as well as
sources of food and water for the pests and banishing the pests from the
property. It uses the safest pesticide in the safest manner only when
necessary. Studies by Purdue University and Virginia Tech show
that this approach is more effective, and when the pests are under control, is
cost effective. Programs at Boston Housing Authority, Cuyahoga Metropolitan
Housing Authority and in Salinas, California highlight the promise of IPM.
You must pre-register for the training because of building security. No walk-ins will be allowed into the building. And a photo ID is required.
To register, please go to:
http://www.nchh.org/Training/HealthyHomesTrainingCenter/TrainingPartners/PennState.aspx
For more information, contact Dion Lerman at dlerman@psu.edu or 215-264-0582.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Three Utah facilities to pay penalties for Risk Management Program violations
Press release:
(Denver, Colo. - Aug 6, 2012) Three facilities in Utah -- Utah Olympic Park (Park City), Duchesne Valley Water Treatment Plant (Duchesne), and Ashley Valley Water Treatment Plant (Vernal) -- have agreed to pay civil penalties and correct violations associated with the safe management and use of hazardous chemicals.
Three Utah facilities to pay penalties for Risk
Management Program violations
Clean Air Act requirements designed to prevent
accidental releases of hazardous chemicals
Contacts: David Cobb, 303-312-6592; Richard
Mylott, 303-312-6654
(Denver, Colo. - Aug 6, 2012) Three facilities in Utah -- Utah Olympic Park (Park City), Duchesne Valley Water Treatment Plant (Duchesne), and Ashley Valley Water Treatment Plant (Vernal) -- have agreed to pay civil penalties and correct violations associated with the safe management and use of hazardous chemicals.
The penalties, collectively totaling $11,650 at
all three sites, were assessed under the federal Clean Air Act which requires
the development of Risk Management Programs for all public and private
facilities that manufacture, process, use, store, or otherwise handle flammable
and toxic chemicals such as chlorine and anhydrous ammonia.
"These requirements ensure that facilities have up-to-date procedures in place to prevent and respond to releases of toxic chemicals used on-site,” said Mike Gaydosh, EPA’s Enforcement Director in Denver. “Failure to comply with these requirements can leave the public and environment at risk from accidental releases."
"These requirements ensure that facilities have up-to-date procedures in place to prevent and respond to releases of toxic chemicals used on-site,” said Mike Gaydosh, EPA’s Enforcement Director in Denver. “Failure to comply with these requirements can leave the public and environment at risk from accidental releases."
By agreeing to the settlements, all three
facilities have certified that they are now in compliance with federal Risk
Management Program regulations. Utah Olympic Park will pay total penalties of
$7,000. Duchesne Valley Water Treatment Plant will pay total penalties of
$2,470. Ashley Valley Water Treatment Plant will pay total penalties of $2,180.
Duchesne Valley and Ashley Valley are both owned and operated by the Central
Utah Water Conservancy District.
EPA
inspected the three facilities in 2011 and found various violations of Risk
Management Program regulations designed to prevent accidental chemical releases
and minimize the impact of releases or other accidents that may occur. The three
Utah facilities are subject to these regulations because they store highly toxic
chemicals above regulatory thresholds.
The
establishment of effective risk management plans help companies, industries and
municipalities operate responsibly, assist emergency responders by providing
vital information necessary to address accidents and other incidents, protect
the environment by preventing and minimizing damage from accidental releases,
and keep communities safer.
For more information on the Clean Air Act and
risk management requirements: http://www.epa.gov/oem/content/rmp/caa_faqs.htm
Colorado ethanol plant to pay $5,850 penalty for Risk Management Program violations
Press release:
(Denver, Colo. - Aug 6, 2012) Yuma Ethanol, LLC has agreed to pay a $5,850 civil penalty and correct violations relating to the storage and use of toxic and flammable substances at its ethanol plant in Yuma, Colorado. An EPA inspection of the plant in October 2011 found the company had violated Risk Management Program regulations under the Clean Air Act. By agreeing to the settlement announced today, the company has certified that the facility is now in compliance with these regulations.
"These requirements ensure that facilities have up-to-date procedures in place to prevent and respond to releases of toxic chemicals used on-site,” said Mike Gaydosh, EPA’s Enforcement Director in Denver. “Failure to comply with these requirements can leave the public and environment at risk from accidental releases."
EPA enforces the Risk Management Program regulations of the Clean Air Act with the goal of preventing accidental chemical releases and minimizing the impact of releases or other accidents that may occur. The establishment of effective risk management plans helps companies, industries and municipalities operate responsibly, assists emergency responders by providing vital information necessary to address accidents and other incidents, protects the environment by preventing and minimizing damage from accidental releases, and keeps communities safer.
Colorado ethanol plant to pay $5,850 penalty for
Risk Management Program violations
Clean Air Act requirements designed to prevent
accidental releases of toxic chemicals
Contacts: David Cobb, 303-312-6592; Richard
Mylott, 303-312-6654
(Denver, Colo. - Aug 6, 2012) Yuma Ethanol, LLC has agreed to pay a $5,850 civil penalty and correct violations relating to the storage and use of toxic and flammable substances at its ethanol plant in Yuma, Colorado. An EPA inspection of the plant in October 2011 found the company had violated Risk Management Program regulations under the Clean Air Act. By agreeing to the settlement announced today, the company has certified that the facility is now in compliance with these regulations.
"These requirements ensure that facilities have up-to-date procedures in place to prevent and respond to releases of toxic chemicals used on-site,” said Mike Gaydosh, EPA’s Enforcement Director in Denver. “Failure to comply with these requirements can leave the public and environment at risk from accidental releases."
Under the Clean Air Act, the Yuma Ethanol
facility was required to maintain a risk management plan because it exceeded the
10,000-pound storage threshold for anhydrous ammonia, an extremely hazardous
chemical, and natural gasoline, a flammable substance used to denature ethanol.
Yuma Ethanol was storing approximately 97,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia at the
time of the EPA inspection.
This enforcement action will benefit the community, which includes minority and low-income areas. Minority populations comprise nearly half of the residents within a five-mile radius of the facility and 45 percent are below poverty level. Approximately 35 percent of the area’s population is Hispanic.
This enforcement action will benefit the community, which includes minority and low-income areas. Minority populations comprise nearly half of the residents within a five-mile radius of the facility and 45 percent are below poverty level. Approximately 35 percent of the area’s population is Hispanic.
EPA enforces the Risk Management Program regulations of the Clean Air Act with the goal of preventing accidental chemical releases and minimizing the impact of releases or other accidents that may occur. The establishment of effective risk management plans helps companies, industries and municipalities operate responsibly, assists emergency responders by providing vital information necessary to address accidents and other incidents, protects the environment by preventing and minimizing damage from accidental releases, and keeps communities safer.
For more
information on the Clean Air Act and risk management requirements: http://www.epa.gov/oem/content/rmp/caa_faqs.htm
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Penobscot Indian Nation Receives Grant of nearly $149,000 to Improve Water Quality
News
Release
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
New England Regional Office
July 25, 2012
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
New England Regional Office
July 25, 2012
Contact: David Deegan, (617)
918-1017
Penobscot Indian Nation Receives Grant of
nearly $149,000 to Improve Water Quality
(Boston, Mass. – July 25, 2012) – The Penobscot
Indian Nation has received a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
for $148,924 to help reduce nonpoint source water pollution on their tribal
lands. The grant was selected in a competitive review process among 52
proposals. A total of 20 grants were funded by EPA.
The grant will be used to improve and protect
water quality in the Penobscot River and Little Alder Stream. The Penobscot
River watershed consists of approximately one-third of the state of
Maine.
“EPA is very pleased to provide much-needed
funding to help the Penobscot Nation do some very important work that will have
a real impact improving water quality and habitat within the Penobscot River,”
said Curt Spalding, regional administrator of EPA’s New England regional
office.
“Clean water and protection of aquatic habitat
is of great importance to the Penobscot Nation,” said Dan Kusnierz, Penobscot
Nation’s Water Resources Program Manager. “The Tribe greatly appreciates this
commitment from EPA that will enable us to significantly reduce eroding soils
and thereby protect the quality of waters on and adjacent to tribal
lands.”
The EPA funding will assist the Penobscot
Nation to reduce sediments and nutrients from entering the Penobscot River by
stabilizing portions of an eroding riverbank and re-establishing nearby
vegetation. This portion of the project will also complement ongoing efforts by
the Penobscot Indian Nation to restore and improve habitat for migratory fish
(including the federally endangered shortnose sturgeon and Atlantic salmon, and
10 other species).
The Tribal government will also use EPA funding
to reduce sediments and nutrients from entering Little Alder Stream and its
tributaries by installing “best management practices” (BMPs) on an all-terrain
vehicle trail system leading to a sensitive high elevation lake with a native
brook trout fishery. Installing BMPs on portions of the trail that are in close
proximity to streams leading to Little Alder Stream will help protect water
quality in these sensitive waters.
More
information:
Non-point source water pollution: http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/nps/whatis.cfm
Tribal non-point source grant projects: http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/nps/tribal/index.cfm
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
EPA to Assist Camden, New Jersey Community Group to Reduce Water Pollution
Press release:
EPA to Assist Camden, New Jersey Community
Group to
Reduce Water Pollution
Contact:
John Martin (212) 637- 3662, martin.johnj@epa.gov
(New York, N.Y. – July 19,
2012) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today
announced that the Cooper’s Ferry Partnership in Camden, New Jersey has been
selected to receive $70,000 worth of technical assistance to advance projects
aimed at reducing water pollution in Camden. The EPA will provide the assistance
to help estimate the benefits of the Camden SMART (Stormwater Management And Resource
Training) Initiative. The SMART Initiative is a joint project by the city of
Camden, the Cooper’s Ferry Partnership, the Camden County Municipal Utilities
Authority and other community partners to develop a network of green
infrastructure programs and projects throughout the city. Green infrastructure
captures and filters pollutants by passing stormwater through soils and
retaining it on site. Camden is one of just 17 communities receiving such
assistance from the EPA this year.
“Camden’s
SMART Initiative is a smart way to fight water pollution and make the local
economy stronger,” said EPA Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck. “By working
together, we can make our urban communities cleaner and more livable. I commend
the Cooper’s Ferry Partnership and this initiative’s other partners for leading
the way to a sustainable and revitalized Camden.”
Controlling
stormwater is one of the most widespread challenges faced by communities across
the country. Large volumes of polluted stormwater degrade our nation’s rivers,
lakes, and aquatic habitats and contribute to downstream flooding. Communities
are increasingly using green infrastructure to supplement or substitute for
single-purpose “gray” infrastructure investments such as pipes, filters, and
ponds. Effective green infrastructure tools and techniques include green roofs,
alternative designs for streets and buildings, trees, rain gardens, and rain
harvesting systems.
The SMART Initiative is an effort to restore
and revitalize Camden through efficient stormwater management. In less than one
year, Camden has planted eleven rain gardens and has developed plans for 20-40
more. Camden SMART has organized and hosted a series of stormwater management
education and information sessions with residents and produced literature on
sound stormwater management practices. Additionally, the initiative has
supported the removal of impervious surfaces such as blacktop to plant hundreds
of street trees throughout Camden.
Under the
partnership announced today, the EPA will help complete an assessment of the
water quality, air quality, and brownfield remediation benefits, and the
flooding mitigation potential of the SMART Initiative. The EPA will additionally
help Camden SMART conduct an assessment of the barriers posed by local codes and
permitting processes for various green infrastructure projects. The EPA will
also help Camden identify appropriate green infrastructure practices for
brownfield sites and other sites that pose potential challenges for the
implementation of green infrastructure.
For more
information on green infrastructure, visit: http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/greeninfrastructure.
Follow EPA Region 2 on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/eparegion2 and visit our
Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/eparegion2.
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
EPA Awards $175,000 to the Cherokee Nation to Support Its Water Quality Program
Press release:
EPA Awards $175,000 to
the Cherokee Nation
to Support Its Water Quality
Program
(DALLAS – July
11, 2012) The Environmental Protection Agency has
awarded the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma $175,000 to provide continued support
for the Tribe’s water pollution control program. The funds will be used to take
water samples to assess surface water quality on Tribal lands and compile data
which may show changes over time and to determine if a more thorough watershed
management program is needed. Sampling data will determine whether water quality
standards are being met, note any changes in the quality or condition of the
Cherokee Nation’s water and provide planning tools to improve the function and
health of stream ecosystems.
The mission of
the EPA is to protect public health. The EPA supports our nations’ tribes in all
aspects of the work needed to improve the water quality of tribal land
watersheds. This cooperative spirit supports work to protect water quality that
ensures the health of watersheds that cross state and tribal
boundaries.
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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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
EPA Launches Competition for College Students to Develop Innovative Approaches to Stormwater Management
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 16, 2012
EPA Launches Competition for College Students to
Develop Innovative Approaches to Stormwater Management
WASHINGTON –
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
is launching a new design competition called the Campus RainWorks Challenge to
encourage student teams on college and university campuses across the country to
develop innovative approaches to stormwater management. Stormwater is a major
cause of water pollution in urban areas in the U.S., impacting the health of
people across the country as well as tens of thousands of miles of rivers,
streams, and coastal shorelines, and hundreds of thousands of acres of lakes,
reservoirs, and ponds. The competition will help raise awareness of green design
and planning approaches at colleges and universities, and train the next
generation of landscape architects, planners, and engineers in green
infrastructure principles and design.
Student teams, working with a faculty advisor,
will submit design plans for a proposed green infrastructure project for their
campus. Registration for the Campus RainWorks Challenge opens September 4, and
entries must be submitted by December 14, 2012 for consideration. Winning
entries will be selected by EPA and announced in April 2013. Winning teams will
earn a cash prize of $1,500 - $2,500, as well as $8,000 - $11,000 in funds for
their faculty advisor to conduct research on green infrastructure. In 2013, EPA
plans to expand Campus RainWorks by inviting students to design and complete a
demonstration project assessing innovative green infrastructure approaches on
their campus.
“Reducing stormwater
pollution requires innovative approaches and America’s college students are
incredibly creative and talented,” said Nancy Stoner, acting assistant
administrator for EPA’s Office of Water. “The Campus RainWorks Challenge will
engage students across the country in tackling one of the toughest challenges to
clean water and show them the opportunities in environmental
careers.”
EPA is encouraging the use of
green infrastructure as a solution to help manage stormwater runoff. Green
Infrastructure uses vegetation, soils, and natural processes to manage
stormwater runoff at its source and provide other community benefits, including
economic development.. Green infrastructure is increasingly being used to
supplement or substitute for single-purpose “gray” infrastructure investments
such as pipes, and ponds. The Campus RainWorks Challenge will help encourage the
use of green infrastructure projects on college and university campuses to
manage stormwater discharges.
More information on the Campus RainWorks Challenge:
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
GE’s Alan Hinchman Named Water Innovations Alliance Executive Chair
22 March 2012
GE’s Alan Hinchman Named Water Innovations Alliance Executive Chair
- Group uses technology innovation to solve big water challenges around the world
- Focus on better information management to drive smarter decisions key for GE
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — March 22, 2012— GE Intelligent Platforms (NYSE: GE) today announced that Alan Hinchman, Global Market Director, Infrastructure, has been named Executive Chair of the Water Innovations Alliance for 2012. In that role, Hinchman will lead the alliance’s efforts to address America’s water infrastructure issues.
The Water Innovations Alliance (WIA) is an industry association focused on developing new funding, increasing collaboration and raising awareness for cutting-edge water technologies and the problems they solve. The Alliance's role is to advocate policies that promote the aggressive development of water technologies and innovations across all sectors and users of water by creating new market opportunities, increasing funding, strengthening research and development programs, removing regulatory and market barriers and improving education, communication and outreach efforts.
“GE believes that better information management of connected data sources drives smarter decisions. This can be accomplished by bringing together existing technologies to build intelligent water systems. That’s where the Water Innovations Alliance comes in,” said Hinchman, who has been a member of the organization since 2010. “The WIA is the public policy voice of water researchers, technologists and innovators, and it is these people, who can come together and build a better solution for the industry.”
“We are honored to have Alan Hinchman as our Executive Chair,” said Vincent Caprio, Co-founder and SVP of Operations for the WIA. “Alan brings a vast and extensive knowledge of the water industry. His leadership will provide the vision needed to drive WIA’s water infrastructure agenda.”
GE Intelligent Platforms sponsors “Our Water Counts,” an interactive web site and active blog that seeks real discussions between all water stakeholders to create new, innovative ways to solve how the world sources, treats, moves and uses water. Visit www.ourwatercounts.com.
For more information on GE Intelligent Platforms’ water solutions: www.ge-ip.com/water.
For more information on the Water Innovations Alliance:www.waterinnovations.org.
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