Contributed - Castanet -Jan 21, 2011 / 5:00 am
Interested applicants have one month to submit their application to the Okanagan Basin Water Board's 2011 Water Conservation and Quality Improvement(WCQI) Grant Program. Eligible recipients include non-profit community groups, local governments (regional districts or municipalities), and irrigation or improvement districts. Successful applicants can receive up to $30,000 for their project, with a total of $300,000 available. OBWB Executive Director, Anna Warwick Sears, says the purpose of the grant program is to enhance water quality and conserve water quantity throughout the Okanagan Valley. For example, City of Penticton's environmental audit pilot project this past year helped business owners reduce water and energy consumption – a project that could be implemented in other communities.
Another project was Okanagan Xeriscape Association's demonstration garden, providing Okanagan homeowners with examples of gardens that require less water and are more appropriate for the region's dry climate. An example of water quality improvement that benefits the valley is a project by Greater Vernon Water and Regional District of North Okanagan which identified sources of bacterial contamination on Kalamalka Lake that will reduce future contamination. “Like past years, we're looking for applications that think outside the box and clearly demonstrate benefits for the entire valley,” says Warwick Sears. The deadline for applications is 4 p.m. on Friday, February 21, 2011. All grant applicants must submit a council or board resolution from local government, endorsing their application.
2 comments:
Heres thinking outside the box, get rid of this board that has no legal right to tell us what to do, and is stacked with envorinmentalist that all have their own agenda, and quit wasting TAXPAYER $$$$
quit wasting money on these phony grants-what good has come out of them-just empire building
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