EPA Requests Grant Proposals to Reduce Hypoxic Zone in Gulf of Mexico
26.06.08 - 23:40 ... source : Environmental Protection Agency - EPA
... Release date: 06/10/2008 Contact Information: Dave Bary or Tressa Tillman at 214-665-2200 or r6press@epa.gov (Dallas, Texas – June 10, 2008) EPA plans to award up to $4.2 million in targeted watershed grants to reduce the hypoxic zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico. EPA is soliciting proposals that will use water quality trading programs to reduce nutrient loads, particularly from the Ohio River, the Upper Mississippi River, or the Lower Mississippi River. These three sub-basins provide the most nutrients to the Gulf, contributing to the hypoxic zone, an oxygen-depleted area that cannot support aquatic life. Excess nutrients come from a wide range of sources, including runoff from developed land ...» Next (HTML)
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