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WaterNews for February 24, 2004Benjamin Grumbles WaterNews is a weekly on-line publication that announces publications, policies, and activities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water. In This Week’s WaterNews:
EPA Awards Grant for Wastewater Utility Planning ToolBenjamin Grumbles, Acting Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water, announced today the award of $147,000 to the Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies (AMSA) to provide funding for a “Wastewater Utility Planning Tool.” As envisioned, the Planning Tool would result in the development of a generic protocol for the decontamination of wastewater that could be customized or tailored for each utility, as information becomes available. For more information, please contact Curt Baranowski at (202) 564–0636. EPA Requests Applications to Help Train and Educate Broadcast Meteorologists on Watershed IssuesEPA’s Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds is requesting applications from States, Tribes, interstate agencies, and other public or nonprofit organizations to help train and educate broadcast meteorologists on key watershed issues and to develop and explore new tools and mechanisms to convey environmental information to the public through local weather reports. To be considered eligible for this competition, applicants must be able to demonstrate significant experience in the field of broadcast meteorology and watershed training and education. This should include, for example, delivering watershed education and training programs, designing workshops for broadcast meteorologists, and producing tools to assist broadcast meteorologists in disseminating environmental information to the public. Applicants must fully explain why they meet these threshold criteria to be considered or evaluated. EPA anticipates an award(s) of up to $150,000 to carry out project activities. Since the award will be a cooperative agreement, EPA anticipates substantial involvement with the recipient in carrying out project activities. Applications must be received on or before April 23, 2004. Please note that EPA reserves the right not to make any awards. For more information, including a copy of the solicitation, please visit http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/weather/. EPA Holds Stage 1 Disinfectants & Disinfection Byproduct Rule Training By Satellite BroadcastThe Environmental Protection Agency will conduct a training of the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproduct Rule (Stage 1 DBPR) transmitted by satellite broadcasts to designated downlink sites throughout the nation. The Broadcast will take place 11am - 5pm EST on May 18, 2004. This Broadcast has been developed for state, tribal, and local water utility personnel and technical assistance providers who are active in the drinking water program. The training session will be followed by an expert panel discussion. Panelists will discuss questions submitted by the audience at the downlink sites. Participants will be encouraged to share their questions or experiences so that everyone can learn together. Advanced notification is required. For a downlink site near you, please visit http://epa.gov/oar/oaqps/eog/apdln.html For training materials or additional information please visit http://epa.gov/safewater/dwa/satellite.html Subscribe to WaterNewsPlease forward this message to your friends and colleagues who share an interest in water-related issues and would like to hear from EPA's Office of Water. To subscribe to the WaterNews listserv: Send an email message, leave the subject line blank, and address it to: In the body of the message write: Subscribe WaterNews firstname lastname (Please leave one blank space between each word, do not include any other message, and use your actual name- i.e. Subscribe WaterNews Robert Jones) A welcome message will appear in your email box once you are officially subscribed.
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