Aquifer District Announces 2011 Groundwater Stewardship Award Winners

At its Oct. 13, 2011, meeting, the Board of Directors of the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District selected the 2011 Groundwater Stewardship Award winners and approved the District Staff's selection of the Permittee of the Year. General Manager Kirk Holland noted that "this year the nominated candidates were all exceptionally strong, and it was difficult to identify a single winner within each category." The Board and staff are proud to honor these exemplary efforts to conserve and protect the groundwater resources of the area:

Education (dual award)
Clean Water Fund
Through its Central Texas Water Conservation Project, the Clean Water Fund has visited over 41,000 households, engaged neighborhood and community groups, and distributed over 50,000 educational pieces on the benefits and methods of water conservation. By promoting a ‘culture of water conservation,' the Clean Water Fund has played a major role in protecting Central Texas water resources-groundwater supplies in the District, in particular. Their door-to-door canvassing project in the District substantially increased drought awareness and provided conservation practices to a set of groundwater users that otherwise might not get such information.

Given traffic conditions, NJ suburbs and highways near New York and Philly particularly hard hit

Newark, NJ - Diesel fumes pose a major health risk to commuters,
according to a new report released today by the New Jersey
Environmental Federation (NJEF), Newark Municipal Council President
Mildred Crump, Irvington Mayor Wayne Smith (President of Urban Mayors
Association), Assemblyman William Payne, Ironbound Community
Corporation and Weequahic Park Association.