Category Archives: Announcement

Announcement: WSU Undergraduate Multidisciplinary Research Challenge

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The Chair of the WSU Undergraduate Multidisciplinary Research Challenge, Devon Seymour, requested that the document below be disseminated to the SRRTTF with the bulleted questions below for feedback.

Please review the proposal guidelines document and send your answers to devon.seymour@email.wsu.edu by 4pm on Friday, November 15th, 2013.

Questions:

  • What does a proposal need to include to be considered both feasible and successful?
  • What are you looking for students to accomplish in the semester that they have to work on this project?
  • Would any of you be willing to take the role as a reference on our consultant page as students work on this project?
  • Can you think of any potential donors for the scholarship

Proposal Document:

Announcement: Spokane Green Solutions Seminar

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Registration open for the Spokane Green Solutions Seminar on Oct. 24
You’re invited to join a discussion of green infrastructure, sustainable site design, & stormwater management. Learn why this is important, see examples from around the community, and get practical tips on how to incorporate these ideas in projects. Cost is $40. Register at http://spokanegreensolutions.brownpapertickets.com/. Proceeds benefit the Spokane Riverkeeper.

Date: Thursday, Oct. 24
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Spokane City Hall
Location: Council Chambers, Lower Level,
808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.

Organizing Committee: Spokane Riverkeeper, AHBL, URS, Spokane River Forum, Spokane County Conservation District, Spokane County, Spokane Parks Department, Community Volunteers, and City of Spokane.

Media Release: Green Solutions Seminar Planned for Thursday, Oct. 24

SFY2015 Ecology’s WQ Combined Application Information

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September 11, 2013

From: Information from Department of Ecology’s Water Quality Grants and Loans Program  

Applicants for the SFY2015 Water Quality Combined Funding Cycle will be able to apply on-line starting October 1st.

Ecology has been working on a new web-based grant and loan management system called Ecology Administration of Grants and Loans (EAGL). The SFY2015 Water Quality Combined Funding Cycle application will be available through the EAGL on-line system starting October 1st.  Training will be provided at the applicant workshops in October.

The EAGL system is currently in its final development stage for the SFY2015 Water Quality Combined Funding Cycle application process.   Due to the EAGL project’s timeline, the opening of the application period was moved from September to October for this year. Applicants will have from October 1st thru December 4th to submit their applications.

Please attend one of the four applicant workshops we will be holding in October to learn more.  Our SFY2015 website, http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/funding/cycles/FY2015/index.html, is available and has information about the workshop dates and locations.

EPA Proposes Rule Updates to Federal Water Quality Standards Regulations

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To Those Interested in Water Quality Regulation:

The Department of Ecology Water Quality Program was made aware that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing rule updates to federal water quality standards regulations.  For the first time in 30 years, EPA is proposing changes to the core requirements of the federal water quality standards (WQS) regulation that interprets part of the Clean Water Act.

The proposed rule addresses the following key areas: Administrator’s determinations that new or revised WQS are necessary, designated uses, triennial reviews, antidegradation, variances to WQS, and compliance schedule authorizing provisions.

Proposed changes are available online at https://federalregister.gov/a/2013-21140.

EPA will accept public comments for 90 days beginning on September 4, 2013.  Comments must be received on or before December 3, 2013.  Details on how to submit formal comments are available here.

EPA is hosting two public webinars and one public meeting during the public comment period.  To register for the public webinars and/or public meeting, please visit: http://www.tetratech-ffx.com/wqsregs/public/.   The public webinar and public meeting dates and times are as follows: • Public Webinar 1: September 24, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EST) • Public Meeting: October 23, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EST) at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in the Visitor Center Auditorium in Washington, DC. • Public Webinar 2: November 14, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EST)

For more information about the proposed rule, see: http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/lawsguidance/wqs_index.cfm

For further information contact: Janita Aguirre Environmental Protection Agency Telephone number: 202-566-1860 Fax number: 202-566-0409 Email address: WQSRegulatoryClarifications@epa.gov.