Region V Annual Model Water Tower Competition
2016 MWTC Packet Registration Form and Instructions are in the MWTC Packet! Source:: http://www.fsawwa.org/events/event_details.asp?id=750702
EPA Announces 2015 Annual Environmental Enforcement Results
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released its annual enforcement and compliance results highlighted by large cases that reduce pollution, level the playing field for responsible companies, and protect public health in communities across the country. Source:: http://www.wateronline.com/doc/epa-announces-annual-environmental-enforcement-results-0002?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a
Districts ready to fund $4 million in water conservation projects
A total of $4 million in state funding is available for water conservation projects in the Central Florida Water Initiative region and the North Florida Regional Water Supply Partnership region. [Dec. 18, 2015] Source:: http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws10/news_release/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr15-133
Cost-share partnerships saving millions of gallons of water every day
The St. Johns River Water Management District is helping local communities and agriculture save water through expansion of cost-sharing opportunities. Over the past six months, the district has dedicated $37.5 million in cost-share funding. [Dec. 8, 2015] Source:: http://webapub.sjrwmd.com/agws10/news_release/ViewNews.aspx?nrd=nr15-128
AECOM Formally Appointed To Tideway Central Section
Global, integrated infrastructure services company AECOM announced recently it has been formally appointed as the lead design consultant for the central section of the Thames Tideway Tunnel in London, one of three major work packages on the scheme. Source:: http://www.wateronline.com/doc/aecom-formally-appointed-to-tideway-central-section-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a
Volusia County Schools in Deland, Fla. Awarded $225,000 in EPA Rebates to Fund Cleaner School Buses (FL)
ATLANTA — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that Volusia County Schools in Deland, Fla. is one of 85 school bus fleets in 35 states to receive rebates through EPA’s Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) funding. Nationally, EPA announced the award of more than $7 million in rebates to replace or retrofit 400 […]
Laurens 55 County School District Awarded $100,000 in EPA Rebates to Fund Cleaner School Buses (SC)
(12/11/15 – ATLANTA) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that Laurens 55 County School District in South Carolina is one of 85 school bus fleets in 35 states to receive rebates through EPA’s Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) funding. Nationally, EPA announced the award of more than $7 million in rebates to […]
EPA Reports: Automakers Beat Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Third Straight Year Fuel economy steady at highest level ever recorded (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, OR, SC, TN)
(12/16/2015 -ATLANTA) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that manufacturers have surpassed the more stringent 2014 standards for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, while model year 2014 fuel economy remains steady at the highest level ever recorded Source:: http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/16E428D84B26896085257F1D0073DABA
Skip a Week During Cooler Weather
The District is reminding residents who irrigate their lawns to “Skip a Week� or more of watering during the cooler months of December, January and February. Source:: http://www.watermatters.org/blog/entry.php?blogPRIid=128
Registration for Phase 2 Hog Hunts Starts Monday
The District will hold a series of hog hunts on District lands throughout the year to help reduce the wild hog population. Registration for Phase 2 Hunts will occur 9 a.m. Monday. Source:: http://www.watermatters.org/blog/entry.php?blogPRIid=129