[Riverweb] Clean Water Initiatives

[Mike Davis]

Illinois Clean Water Action Alert for January 26, 2007

The Office of Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn periodically sends out Action
Alerts to provide information on meetings, news and action items, events,
and other useful information on issues of clean water, the Illinois River
Coordinating Council, Great Lakes, and other initiatives from Lt. Gov. Pat
Quinn.

Topics covered in today's Action Alert:
1.    Environmental Technology Grants
2.    Water Resources Research National Competitive Grants
3.    Conservation Innovation Grants
4.    Brownfield Redevelopment in Rural Illinois
5.    Illinois Governor\'s Conference on Tourism
6.    Clean Water Tip of the Day


Environmental Technology Grants

National Science Foundation
Due Dates: Full Proposal Window: Feb 1 - March 1

The Environmental Technology Program provides support to develop and test
new technologies across the range of sub-areas and activities in the field
of environmental engineering. These include new devices and systems for more
effective pollutant removal from air and water, as well as new technologies
that minimize or avoid the pollutant generation inherent in older commercial
and domestic processes and activities. The program also supports research on
the development and refinement of sensors and sensor network technologies
that can be used to measure a wide variety of physical, chemical, and
biological properties of interest in characterizing environmental systems.

For more info visit: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501030



Water Resources Research National Competitive Grants

Department of the Interior
U. S. Geological Survey
2/27/2007

The U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the National Institutes for
Water Resources requests proposals for matching grants to support research
on the topics of water supply and water availability, which are issues of
importance nationwide. Proposals are requested on the topics of water supply
and availability, including investigations of possible new sources of
supply, improvement of impaired waters to usable quality, conservation of
existing sources, and limiting growth in demand. Proposals are sought in not
only the physical dimensions of supply and demand, but also quality trends
in raw water supplies; the role of economics and institutions in water
supply and demand; institutional arrangements for tracking and reporting
water supply and availability; and institutional arrangements for coping
with extreme hydrologic conditions.


For more info visit:
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=11294


Conservation Innovation Grants

United States Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service
02/02/2007

The purpose of CIG is to stimulate the development and adoption of
innovative conservation approaches and technologies while leveraging the
Federal investment in environmental enhancement and protection, in
conjunction with agricultural production. CIG projects are expected to lead
to the transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and
innovative approaches (such as market-based systems) into NRCS technical
manuals, guides, and references, or to the private sector.

For more info visit:
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=11733



Brownfield Redevelopment in Rural Illinois
Does your town or village have an abandoned service station or manufacturing
site? Would your town like to clean-up the property and develop it into a
business, community facility, or green space?
If so, your site may qualify as a Brownfield and your town could benefit
from working with the Brownfield Redevelopment Assistance Program (BRAP)
Our program, through the Stevenson Center for Community and Economic
Development at Illinois State University, helps rural municipalities
navigate through the Brownfield redevelopment and remediation process at no
cost to your community
We can work with your community to evaluate sites, apply for grants, assist
with development plans, and more.
To talk to a BRAP Fellow about this opportunity please call 309-438-3515


Illinois Governor\'s Conference on Tourism

Did you know that Illinois tourism is enjoying record growth? In 2005, 28.5
million visitors generated an economic impact of more than $26 billion and
were responsible for 300,000 jobs in our state. Not only did we see domestic
expenditures at an all-time high, but international travel has seen its most
significant growth in years.

>From February 7 - 9, 2007 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, the
Illinois Governor\'s Conference on Tourism, appropriately titled \"The
Future is Ours,\" will provide comprehensive information and useful tools to
help all of us keep Illinois at the forefront of the industry and maintain
our position as a leading travel destination. Join the Illinois Department
of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Tourism and Visit Illinois
as we celebrate the twentieth year of this annual industry event.

Do you have questions? Visit www.iltourismconference.org, email us at
ilgovconf at visitillinois.net or call 888-658-0749.



Clean Water Tip of the Day

Use liquid detergents rather than powder form; liquids contain less heavy
metals.


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