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DWQ 2007 Accomplishments
DWQ By the Numbers:
In 2007 DWQ collected, protected, issued, analyzed, permitted, awarded, classified ...
- More than 5000 sample collections in the Ambient Monitoring Program, 18 lakes studied (445 collections), 300 collections associated with pollutant stressor studies, community structure assessments at more than 170 locations
- 27 fish kills investigated (mortality of about 140,000)
- 30 wells drilled by the DWQ Drill Team for resource evaluations (a total depth of 4,112 feet.)
- More than 174,0000 analyses performed by the DWQ Chemistry Laboratory staff
- 8,987 permits issued this year across all programs
- 9,335 inspections performed
- 814 enforcement actions
- $2,425,699 penalties assessed
- Seven Basinwide Water Quality Plans approved including those for the White Oak, Savannah, Watauga, Hiwassee, Little Tennessee, Chowan and Pasquotank river basins
- 3,800 wetlands acres on public land classified as Unique Wetlands for their high quality natural communities that provide habitat for threatened and endangered species...
just to highlight some of the staff activities and then
...managed funding for ...
- $68 million this year committed to fund 16 miles of sewer rehabilitation; three new wastewater treatment plants (one relocated out of the flood plain); upgraded 3 WWTPs; 2 WWTP expansions including land application, and a pump station/forcemain to take a failing system off line (leveraged additional funds from other sources)
In addition, final approval was granted on $22 million worth of projects consisting of 5 upgrades for WWTPs, 2 new WWTPs, 2 projects to service unsewered areas with failing systems, 2 rehab projects.
- $2,329,100 was awarded through the Section 319 Grant Program for local efforts to restore waters impaired by non-point source pollution. An additional $618,635 was awarded for other non-point source water quality improvement efforts such as education, research and demonstration projects.
- $103,271 was awarded to proposals for 205(j) grants for FY07. The federally funded 205(j) Grant Program is available to regional Councils of Government for water quality management planning efforts
Other Notable DWQ Accomplishments for 2007 include:
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