University of New Orleans Foundation is Awarded Nearly $1 Million from E.P.A. for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Plan
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Category: WaterType: News
Source: EPA
Date: Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
(Dallas, Texas -August 18, 2009) The E.P.A. (EPA) has awarded $950,000 to the University of New Orleans Research and Tech Foundation to reduce sewer-related pollution, provide water quality educational outreach, and enhance water quality in the Pontchartrain Basin. Plan activities include implementing sewer collection and drinking water distribution systems, minimizing the amount of pollutants and floating debris that enters the drainage outfall canals, and conducting a study of wastewater collection and treatment throughout the unincorporated areas of Saint Helena Parish.
Additional information on EPA's Water Program: http://www.epa.gov/region6/water/index.htm
More about activities in E.P.A. Region 6: http://www.epa.gov/region6
E.P.A. audio file is accessible for 30 days at http://www.epa.gov/region6/6xa/podcast/aug2009.html
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