[미국] 간척부, 단체 설립과 유역활동 확장 지원

미 간척부가 최근 워터스마트 협동 유역 관리 프로그램 기금 49만6천337달러를 통해 6개의 단체를 설립하거나 유역관리 그룹을 확장한다고 발표했다.
간척부는 서부의 물 및 에너지 자원의 효율적인 관리를 위해 충돌을 줄이기 위해 노력해 왔으며 지역의 유역관리 단체와의 협력은 수질과 생태계 회복을 향상시키는 방법이라고 밝혔다.

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The Bureau of Reclamation recently announced that $496,337 in WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program funding will be made available to six organizations to establish or expand a watershed group. These groups are located in the states of California, Colorado, Montana, and New Mexico.

"Reclamation is working to reduce conflict in the effective management of the West's water and power resources," Bureau of Reclamation Acting Commissioner Lowell Pimley said. "Collaborating with locally-led watershed groups is the pathway to improved water quality and ecosystem resilience in these watersheds."

One entity was selected to receive funding to establish a watershed group:

The Sierra Streams Institute received $99,925 to establish a watershed group for the Bear River in north-central California. The organization is located in Nevada City, Calif.

Five entities were selected to receive funding to expand a watershed group:

The Flathead Basin Commission in western Montana will receive $95,000 to expand its existing watershed group through the formation of a Flathead Basin Advisory Council.

The Clark Fork Coalition near Missoula, Mont., will receive $100,000 for expansion of its staffing and capacity to address water resource challenges in the Upper Clark Fork watershed.

Rio Grande Restoration, Inc. will receive $50,000 to expand the existing advisory council to include the Rio Chama watershed in northern New Mexico.

The Blackfoot Challenge will receive $52,488 to expand its activities, including the establishment of watershed conservation plans and the improvement of natural resource management within the Blackfoot watershed in western Montana.

Middle Colorado Watershed Council in Western Colorado will receive $98,924 to expand the existing watershed group by adding a coordinator-scientist to oversee outreach, develop restoration plans and address water quality/quantity issues.

Distributed over a two-year period, entities will receive no more than $50,000 of the award in the first year. After a 270-day review to ensure the entity is making significant progress in its agreement -- and if appropriations are available -- it will receive the remaining funding.

[출처 = Desalination & Water Reuse / 2014년 8월 21일]