{"id":66726,"date":"2008-07-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-dot-dem-and-other-supporters-kick-off-know-where-it-goes-campaign\/"},"modified":"2008-07-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-07-17T00:00:00","slug":"uri-dot-dem-and-other-supporters-kick-off-know-where-it-goes-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2008\/07\/uri-dot-dem-and-other-supporters-kick-off-know-where-it-goes-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站, DOT, DEM, and other supporters kick off ‘Know Where it Goes’ campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tContact Marc Mainville

\nmmainville@clarendongroup.net

\n401.831.5898<\/p>\n


\nKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 July 17, 2008 \u2013 Here in the Ocean State, beach closures due to poor water quality are considered unacceptable, particularly during the summer months. In an effort to combat beach closures and harmful water pollution there is a push by the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s College of Environment and Life Sciences, the State Department of Transportation, the State Department of Environmental Management, and others concerned about the health of Rhode Island\u2019s waterways to educate residents about some of the steps they can take to help protect our most valuable resource.<\/p>\n


\n \u201cBy following the simple steps outlined in the newly unveiled \u201cKnow Where It Goes\u201d campaign, we can all help battle stormwater pollution,\u201d said Robert Weygand, Vice President of Administration at the 溏心vlog免费B站. Weygand heads up 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Council for Sustainability which is making efforts to minimize pollution in stormwater on the campus and supporting the statewide educational campaign.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cStormwater pollution occurs when water from a rainstorm, a garden hose or any other source carries pollutants such as pet waste, car fluids and fertilizers into street storm drains\u201d, explains Weygand. \u201cThis runoff is almost always carried directly into our waterways without any treatment at all. It\u2019s a major source of pollution, but one that we can control with education and simple behavioral changes.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nOfficials hope to use the light-hearted media campaign, coupled with an environmental education program for school children, to show state residents and businesses the simple steps they can take to make sure harmful substances don\u2019t enter stormwater drains that flow to Narragansett Bay and other bodies of water.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cOur water quality researchers at 溏心vlog免费B站 are doing extraordinary work using tools and methods that, although not necessarily high tech or expensive, help ensure the health of Narragansett Bay and the quality of life for all Rhode Islanders\u201d explained Jeff Seemann, Dean of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s College of the Environment and Life Sciences. <\/p>\n


\n For example, 溏心vlog免费B站 research shows that while lawns do a good job of absorbing fertilizers and other chemicals applied according to package directions, if the chemicals land on a sidewalk or driveway, they flow directly into our water bodies. A simple way to avoid this is to sweep up any lawn chemicals that land on sidewalks or driveways.<\/p>\n


\nSave The Bay has been involved with the campaign from the onset. \u201cWe\u2019ve been working to control stormwater pollution for years but many people are still unaware of the problem.\u201d explains Save The Bay\u2019s John Torgan. \u201cWe\u2019re happy to support this statewide effort to get the word out and Save The Bay looks forward to the day when our beaches stay open for swimming all summer.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nWarwick Mayor Scott Avedisian is among the municipal leaders supporting the campaign. \u201cOne of the key aspects of our quality of life in both the City of Warwick and Rhode Island as a whole is our ability to access and enjoy the Bay. I believe with this effort as their guide, Warwick residents and the members of my administration will be willing and able to do their part.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tThe Director of the Department of Transportation, Michael Lewis, explained that his staff and local public works departments have already participated in several training programs designed to improve stormwater management on state and local roads, including basic care and maintenance of stormdrain systems and \u201cgood housekeeping\u201d to prevent pollution at public works facilities. \u201cWe\u2019re committed to do our part to minimize pollution from roadways and public works projects and trust Rhode Islanders will do the same,\u201d Lewis said.<\/p>\n


\nThe Director of the Department of Environmental Management, W. Michael Sullivan, noted that new state stormwater management and standards, scheduled for completion this year, will promote use of updated methods, such as low impact development, designed to reduce the volume of runoff and promote filtering and infiltration for better treatment. Over the next several years, builders and communities will be encouraged to install rain gardens, green roofs and other landscaping and development techniques that allow rain water to percolate into the ground rather than flowing into stormdrains. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cOne place that Rhode Islanders can view these innovative stormwater management techniques is at Save the Bay\u2019s headquarters,\u201d Sullivan noted, \u201cbut over the next few years, they will be installed at our state university and in cities and towns throughout Rhode Island. It\u2019s an exciting step in protecting the water resources that make Rhode Island such a <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Contact Marc Mainville mmainville@clarendongroup.net 401.831.5898 KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 July 17, 2008 \u2013 Here in the Ocean State, beach closures due to poor water quality are considered unacceptable, particularly during the summer months. In an effort to combat beach closures and harmful water pollution there is a push by the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s College […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66728,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}