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WaterNews for May 4, 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 Allocates $5 Million in Grant Funds For Drinking Water Counter-Terrorism ActivitiesActing Assistant Administrator Benjamin Grumbles has announced the allocation of nearly $5 million in State and Tribal Assistance Grants to assist drinking water systems across the nation to support counter-terrorism coordination with state, local, and federal governments. This coordination which began under a 2002 grant program is to ensure drinking water utilities receive technical assistance and training on homeland security issues, including vulnerability assessments and emergency response plans. Utilities seeking assistance should consult with their state drinking water program to learn what assistance their state is offering. For more information, please contact Andy Bielanski at 202-564-3824 or bielanski.andrew@epa.gov. Television Special about Watersheds to Air on The Weather Channel May 9EPA is pleased to announce that the new ½ hour television special about watersheds, co-produced by the Environmental Protection Agency and The Weather Channel, will air again on The Weather Channel on Sunday, May 9, at 8:30pm and 11:30pm EST. After the Storm premiered on The Weather Channel on Wednesday, February 4, 2004. Additional showings are scheduled for Saturday, June 26 at 8:30 and 11:30 pm EST and Saturday, September 18 at 8pm and 11:00pm EST. "I encourage everyone to tune in on May 9 to learn more about the threats facing our nation’s waters from polluted runoff," said Acting Assistant Administrator Grumbles. "After the Storm shows the connection between weather and watersheds and the importance of watershed protection. We all live in a watershed and we all have an impact on our environment." Visit the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/weatherchannel/ for more information about what they can do, including a free brochure about stormwater pollution. VHS copies of the After the Storm program are now available. Order a free copy by contacting the National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP) at 513-489-8190 or 800-490-9198 or send an email to ncepimal@one.net. Please request After the Storm (VHS) and refer to document number, EPA 840-V-04-001. EPA Participates in the Annual Anacostia River Environmental FairIn the spirit of the National Drinking Water Week, May 2-8, EPA's Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water will continue its tradition of the last six years by helping 200 kids build their own portable aquifers at the Anacostia River Environmental Fair on Friday, May 7. The event is organized by the Washington, DC, Department of Health and takes place at Anacostia Park, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., rain or shine. The objective of our hands-on "Aquifer in a Cup" activity is to illustrate how water is stored in an aquifer, how ground water can become contaminated, and how this contamination ends up in a drinking water source. For more information, please contact the Department of Health at 202-535-2240. Availability of Beach Grant Funding and National List of BeachesAbout $10 million in grant funding for beach monitoring and notification programs is now available to eligible coastal states, territories, including those bordering the Great Lakes and tribes to help meet the new requirements under the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act of 2000. The National List of Beaches is also available. This list provides a national baseline of the extent of beach monitoring across the country. It will help EPA measure improvements in monitoring and notification at all coastal and Great Lake beaches. Both actions are part of EPA’s Clean Beaches Plan designed to accelerate progress at the federal and state level to meet the requirements of the BEACH Act of 2000. For more information go to http://www.epa.gov/beaches. Gulf Program Extends Gulf Guardian Award Entry Deadline to May 10The Gulf of Mexico Program announced last week the deadline for submitting an entry form for the 2004 Gulf Guardian Award Program has been extended to May 10. Entry forms are available online at: http://www.epa.gov/gmpo. For more information about the Gulf Guardian Awards, call Terry Hines Smith at 228-688-1159. 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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