The Environmental Protection Agency, the White House and other federal departments announced in May they are expanding a program for restoring and improving urban waterways nationwide.
What started as a pilot program in seven locations, is now expanding to include 11 more. Some of the new locations include the Grand River in Grand Rapids, the Middle Blue River in Kansas City, and the Meramec in St. Louis.
“Since we launched the Urban Waters Federal Partnership two years ago, we’ve seen firsthand what the transformation of degraded urban waterways into clean, healthy and treasured centerpieces can do for local communities—not only from an aesthetic standpoint, but also from a public health and economic standpoint,” acting EPA Administrator Bob Perciasepe said in a statement.
Read more: http://www.urbanwaters.gov/projects.html
