News Release: Urban Waters Middle Rio Grande Kick-Off Activities

Urban Waters Middle Rio Grande Kick-Off Activities   DALLAS – (Dec. 10, 2013) The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Interior (DOI), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Bernalillo County are meeting with state, local, and tribal governments to discuss the implementation of the Urban Waters (UW) project. The project will address water issues and environmental justice in the Middle Rio Grande. The Urban Waters Middle Rio Grande Project Kick-Off meeting is Dec. 11, 2013. This event provides the public opportunities to engage federal partners over water resources and the UW project. The event will be held at the Albuquerque Balloon Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico.   WHO:             U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Administrator, Ron Curry U.S. Housing of Urban and Development, Field Office Director, Elise McConnell U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lieutenant Colonel, Antoinette Gant Bernalillo County Commissioner, Art de la Cruz U.S. Department of Interior, Assistant Secretary for Water & Science, Anne Castle U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Regional Director for the Southwest Region, Dr. Benjamin Tuggle WHAT:          Urban Waters Federal Partnership: Middle Rio Grande Project Kick-Off and                                      Stakeholder Meeting WHEN:          Dec. 11, 2013, 9:00am – 11:00 am                         WHERE:       Balloon Fiesta Park 5000 Balloon Fiesta Parkway NE Albuquerque, New Mexico   Media wishing to attend should RSVP to r6press@epa.gov or chris_tincher@fws.gov More about activities in EPA Region 6 is available at http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/region6.htm     ###   For more information contact Joe Hubbard or Jennah Durant at 214-665-2200 or r6press@epa.gov   You can unsubscribe or update your subscriptions or e-mail address at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. All you will need is your e-mail address. If you have any questions or problems, please e-mail subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com for assistance.  This service is provided to you at no charge by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.    This email was sent to elmasry.webmaster@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW · Washington DC 20460 · 202-564-4355