EPA Provides $201,450 for Environmental Monitoring of New Hampshire Shoreline Beaches

13.08.08 - 20:51 ... source : Environmental Protection Agency - EPA

... Release date: 08/13/2008 Contact Information: Dave Deegan, (617) 918-1017 (Boston - 08/13/08) - With the summer beach season in high gear, EPA's New England office is awarding a $201,450 grant to help support the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NH DES) Public Beach Inspection Program. The grant funds will be used to continue efforts to monitor water quality at New Hampshire coastal beaches to ensure that people enjoying the beach are also enjoying healthy water conditions. The EPA funding is made available through the federal Beach Act of 2000, which requires coastal states to monitor beaches and notify the public about water quality. Since 2001, New Hampshire has been awarded $1,286,054 towards improving water quality monitoring and reporting at shoreline beaches. With this year's funds, the amount awarded in the region will surpass $8 million. The EPA funding h ...» Next (HTML)