$15,000 E.P.A. Grant Helps Lowell Youth and Environment Plan
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Category: Grants and AwardsType: News
Source: EPA
Date: Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
(Boston, Massachusetts - Aug. 18, 2010) - EPA's New England office has awarding of a $15,000 grant to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) to oversee a plan at the Lowell, Massachusetts Regional Wastewater Utility for the summers of 2010 and 2011. The backing was made accessible through EPA's National Environmental Justice Program.
Since its inception in 1990 EPA's Youth and the Environment Plan has been focused on introducing economically disadvantaged inner city and rural youth to career opportunities in the environmental field. This Plan promotes environmental education and provides high school students with increased awareness of protecting the environment and water quality within their own communities.
E.P.A. has been extremely fortunate to work with organizations like NEIWPCC, the City of Lowell, and the Career Center of Lowell to have summer environment related job programs targeting economically disadvantaged youth.
At the Lowell Regional Wastewater Utility this summer, 5 local high school and college students work at several "stations" (e.g. laboratory, pretreatment, maintenance, process control, etc.) on a rotational basis so that they are exposed to some of the many facets involved with the proper operation of a wastewater treatment plant on an everyday basis. The students also participate in field trips related to science and water quality, along with college career counseling.
The 1st Youth and the Environment Plan was initiated in 1990 and had been on-going for 18 continuous summers through 2007. This summer E.P.A. has been able to jump start the Lowell Plan through NEIWPCC after a 2 year hiatus. Further, the efforts of City Manager Bernie Lynch and the Lowell Regional Wastewater Utility staff have been exceptional as they continue to devote a significant amount of time and effort to work with these students and support this most valuable program.
More information: How E.P.A. addresses Environmental Justice (http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/index.html)
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