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For Immediate Release: February 3, 2015
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Contact: Talia Girard, Public Affairs Specialist
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NBC Announces 2015 Earth Day River Clean Up Grants
The Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC) is once again encouraging local organizations to plan ambitious Earth Day clean ups by offering grants ranging from $250 up to $1,000. Those eligible to apply include state and federal agencies, municipalities and non-profit organizations. Applications are provided on our website, www.narrabay.com. Applications and project description forms must be in by February 13, 2015 and all projects must be completed by August 31, 2015.
Funding for these Earth Day grants are provided through NBC’s Environmental Enforcement Fund to assist these local organizations in purchasing supplies for these clean up events. The grants may be used for volunteer cleanup, restoration and beautification projects at local rivers and lakes. The projects must be aimed at restoring and improving the green spaces in local communities, include an educational component and take place within or around the NBC service district or its receiving waters.
NBC continuously strives for a cleaner Bay and is proud to announce the completion of Phase II of the Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) project, also known as “the biggest project you will never see”. Completion of Phase I of the CSO project has already resulted in significant water quality improvements in the upper bay, including 45 – 65 additional days annually of shellfishing and the opportunity to open new bathing beaches north of Conimicut Point. The completion of Phase II is expected to significantly improve water quality of the Woonasquatucket, West, Moshassuck and Seekonk Rivers. When phase III is complete, CSO discharges will have been reduced by 98%.
The Narragansett 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. 394, or visit us at www.narrabay.com.
