Water

$16M logging protect aimed at protection Denver's urban water supply

smccreary — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:11:44 -0400

Denver's water agency will spend $16.5 million on logging to protect the city's water supply from potential devastating wildfires and erosion from trees killed by pine bark beetles. Denver Water and the U.S. Forest Service will split the cost of a five-year, $33 million project to cut and remove dead trees in the city's watershed. Tons of sediment have flowed into the reservoir following two wildfires in the area in the past 14 years.

USDA seeks project proposals to improve water quality in Mississippi River Basin

smccreary — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:44:40 -0500

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking project proposals that will improve water quality and the overall health of the Mississippi River in 41 eligible watersheds in 12 states. The Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative, through which up to $75 million will be available for partnership projects, was published in the Federal Register this week. Proposals are due by May 1.

Healthy Watersheds through Healthy Forests Initiative

smccreary — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:55:06 -0500

The Virginia Department of Forestry is one of three partners selected to participate in the $6 million "Healthy Watersheds through Healthy Forests Initiative" (HWHF), which seeks to advance the connection between forest management and water quality and quantity. The other two participating organizations are the Conservation Trust for North Carolina and the Pinchot Institute for Conservation.

New bill in the House promotes 'green infrastructure' to address water quality

smccreary — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:07:45 -0500

From E&E News (subscription): Reps. Donna Edwards (D-MD), Russ Carnahan (D-MO) and Steve Driehaus (D-OH) introduced legislation this week aimed at promoting "green infrastructure" technology as a solution to water quality issues. The bill would advocate methods that rely on soil and plant life to absorb and filter storm water before it carries pollution from roads and farms to nearby waters.

Report: forests and drinking water in the Northeast and Midwest

smccreary — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:31:04 -0400

The Forest Service's Northeastern Area region of State & Private Forestry recently released a report called "Forests, Water, and People" (PDF) that examines the relationships between forests and the protection of clean drinking water across the Northeast and Midwest.