"NOAA offers rivers funding PORTSMOUTH - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the availability of up to $6 million in financial assistance for the Open Rivers Initiative. The program will provide grants, anticipated to range from $50,000 to $250,000, for communities to remove obsolete and derelict stream barriers.
"Many small communities and private owners understand the benefits of removing these obstructions, but simply lack the funds to do so," said retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr., undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator. "This initiative is intended to help provide assistance where funding is an issue. We envision this as an investment in our society, our economy and our ecological future." There are an estimated 2½ million dams across the country, many less than 6 feet tall, and some nearly 200 years old. The initiative will only target structures that no longer serve a useful purpose, where both the community and owner support dam removal, and where removal will provide significant benefit to anadromous fish, such as salmon, striped bass and shad, that migrate upriver to breed. Many derelict dams pose a safety hazard to downstream communities, create economic hardship for towns forced to pay for upkeep and liability, and disturb delicate ecosystems by preventing the free flow of water and migration of aquatic species. Removing dams and other blockages opens habitat for migratory fish and can help boost local economies by increasing property values and recreational opportunities. More information can be found under "funding opportunities" at www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration/. Full details are available at www.grants.gov, and can be searched for using funding opportunity No. NMFS-HCPO-2006-2000405. Proposals must be submitted by Jan. 13. Print this Story Email this Article Back to the Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth Herald Home Delivery Best Offer " http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/11212005/news/74233.htm Another part of gov't will help pay for farm dams, I believe. Frank |=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= | Frank R. Leslie, M.S. Space Tech | Adjunct Lecturer in Renewable Energy | Florida Tech, DMES, Rm. 104, 150 W. University Blvd., Melbourne FL 32901 | (321) 674-7377 | http://my.fit.edu/~fleslie (Renewable Energy) | Florida Tech email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://my.fit.edu/wx_fit/roberts/RH.htm | Adjunct Advisor to the Green Campus Group (Campus Sustainability) | Home: 1017 Glenham Drive, NE, Palm Bay FL 32905-4855 | (321) 768-6629 | Home email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 28-01.3130N / 80-35.6136W | www.geocities.com/windy4us (Wind Energy Experimenters) | KD4EYQ 050912 |=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/u8TY5A/tzNLAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Does your company feature in the microhydro business directory at http://microhydropower.net/directory ? If not, please register free of charge and be exposed to the microhydro community world wide! NOTE: The advertisements in this email are added by Yahoogroups who provides us with free email group services. The microhydro-group does not endorse products or support the advertisements in any way. More information on micro hydropower at http://microhydropower.net To unsubscribe: send empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microhydro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
