Grants News Release (Region 6): State of Texas Awarded Over $350,000 to Conduct Wetlands Survey

 

State of Texas Awarded Over $350,000 to Conduct Wetlands Survey

 

(DALLAS – March 22, 2011)  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) $352,000 to support work for a comprehensive survey of the nation’s wetlands.  The National Wetland Conditions Assessment is a statistical survey of wetlands in the United States.  The survey is designed to assess the condition of the nation’s wetlands, help build state and tribal capacity for monitoring and assessment and establish a baseline to evaluate progress.

 

Additional Information on EPA grants:  http://www.epa.gov/region6/gandf/index.htm

 

More about activities in EPA Region 6:  http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/region6.html

 

EPA audio file is available at http://www.epa.gov/region6/6xa/podcast/mar2011.html

 

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For more information contact Dave Bary or Joe Hubbard at 214-665-2200 or r6press@epa.gov 

 

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