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South Branch Watershed Association Receives Environmental Quality Award from the US EPA
South
Branch Watershed Association FLEMINGTON,
NJ – The South Branch Watershed Association has been selected to receive
the Environmental Protection Agency’s prestigious Environmental Quality
Award for 2007. In making the announcement, Alan J. Steinberg, EPA
Regional Administrator, said "The Environmental Quality Award is the
highest recognition presented to the public by our office." SBWA
President Jim Hill said, “The SBWA is being honored for its outstanding
commitment to protecting and enhancing environmental quality in the
watershed of the South Branch of the Raritan River.” Bill Kibler,
SBWA’s Executive Director, added “We’re a small organization with a
large watershed, but we’ve accomplished great things because of the
dedication of our members, trustees, and staff. We’re very fortunate to
have many great partners like the EPA.” The EPA selects Environmental
Quality Award winners from non-profit, environmental, and community
groups, individual citizens, educators, business organizations, and
members of the news media. The honor is given to those individuals or
organizations that have made significant contributions to improving the
environment in EPA Region 2, which covers New York, New Jersey, Puerto
Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and seven federally-recognized Indian
Nations. The Agency receives nominations for the awards from both inside
and outside EPA. The award ceremony is scheduled Thursday, April 26, 2007
at EPA’s Region 2 offices in New York City. The
South Branch Watershed Association is a membership based non-profit
organization that protects and enhances the water resources of the South
Branch of the Raritan River and its watershed. The watershed covers 276
square miles in Morris, Hunterdon, and Somerset Counties. The Association
conducts programs that provide environmental education to elementary and
middle school age children, land use professionals, municipal officials
and the general public. Other programs include municipal land use planning
assistance to promote low impact development and the preservation of
critical resources; biological sampling to monitor the health of the South
Branch of the Raritan River and its tributaries; research and guidance on
stormwater runoff and non-point source pollution issues; well testing
programs; stream clean-up projects; stream restoration; and the Hunterdon
County Green Table. For
more information about the South Branch Watershed Association, please call
908-782-0422 or visit the Association’s website at www.sbwa.org.
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