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News Release 148
DEPARTMENT AWARDS $400,000 TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN THE NORTH FABIUS RIVER
Volume 36-148 |
Contact: Renee Bungart |
(For immediate release) |
573-751-4465 |
JEFFERSON CITY, MO, MARCH 24, 2008 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $400,000 subgrant to the Schuyler County Soil and Water Conservation District. The grant will fund a water quality assessment of the North Fabius River and implement best management practices in the watershed to improve water quality in the river.
The goal of this project is to address runoff of pollutants into the North Fabius River. The district, in cooperation with local landowners, will use best management practices in the watershed to decrease the amount of sediment, animal waste and chemical runoff, thereby improving water quality in the river. Several of the practices will be on public display to illustrate how to implement cost-effective practices that benefit water quality for the river.
Partial funding for this grant comes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the Department of Natural Resources. The funding is available from Section 319 of the Clean Water Act. The overall goal of the grant program is to provide citizens with the knowledge and ability to improve and apply best management practices on their land and to protect water quality. Selection for 319 funding emphasizes projects that restore the quality of waters on the Missouri's 303(d) List of impaired waters due to nonpoint source pollution.
For more information on 319 grant projects or other water protection issues, contact the department's Water Protection Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-1300 or visit the department's Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/nps.
For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of the department's upcoming meetings, hearings and events, visit the department's online calendar at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do.
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