Press Release
For Immediate Release: February 21, 2013 Contact: Talia Girard, Public Affairs Specialist
(401) 461-8848 x394
Talia.girard@narrabay.com
Narragansett Bay Commission Honored for NACWA
National Environmental Achievement Award
The Narragansett Bay Commission has received a National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) National Environmental Achievement Award Excellence in Public Information and Education. NACWA’s Public Information and Education Awards are presented for outstanding programs in video, printed publications, educational programs, or e-media.
The Narragansett Bay Commission was selected for this honor for the SNAPSHOT of the Bay website. SNAPSHOT of the Bay features real-time and historical water information on upper Narragansett Bay, including weather, tidal and water quality data. SNAPSHOT of the Bay allows the public to view and download Bay and river monitoring data and also features photos of fish caught north of Conimicut Point. To view NBC’s SNAPSHOT of the Upper Narragansett Bay visit http://snapshot.narrabay.com/app/.
The Naragansett Bay Commission owns and operates Rhode Island’s two largest wastewater treatments facilities and provides wastewater collection and treatment services to 350,000 people in the metropolitan Providence area and Blackstone Valley. For more information on the Narragansett Bay Commission’s award-winning contributions to environmental protection and wastewater management, contact the Public Affairs Office at (401) 461-8848 ext. 377, or visit us at www.narrabay.com. National Environmental Achievement Awards are sponsored by the National Association of Clean Water Agencies, Washington, DC.
