Description:

This project will provide the public with timely information about water quality in the Narragansett Bay and its tributaries and the effects of natural and man-made influences on the Bay. This project will extend the water quality study of Narragansett Bay into the urban estuaries of the Providence - Warwick - Fall River metropolitan areas. Objectives are to provide the public with a new means of access to information about water quality, to compile new information about water quality and to provide information about the natural and human-induced processes that affect water quality in the urban areas.

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pavignano.html

2000 Progress Report

Final Progress Report

Record Details:

Record Type:PROJECT( ABSTRACT )

Start Date:01/01/2000

Completion Date:12/31/2001

Record ID: 53082

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Related Organizations:

Role :OWNER

Organization Name :THE NARRAGANSETT BAY COMMISSION

Mailing Address :235 Promenade Street Suite 500

Citation :Providence

State :RI

Zip Code :2908



Role :OWNER

Organization Name :UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Citation :Kingston

State :RI

Zip Code :2881

Project Information:

Approach :

The project will monitor water quality parameters and develop a web site to deliver data to the public in addition to using existing communications and outreach programs to disseminate the data through public displays, teacher training, and programs with community groups. The project will include both monitoring and public reporting on a wide range of water quality data. Sophisticated instruments will be used to measure water parameters. This information will form the basis of making students and the general public aware of their water environment. Outreach will include a web site, presentations to community groups, interaction with the schools, use of the print media, and public displays and events.

The local communities use the Bay for sport and commercial fishing, shell fishing, boating, and swimming. All these activities are dependent on the overall quality of the Bay ecosystem and its waters. In this EMPACT project the Bay Commission will work with local educators (particularly at the K-12 level) to develop curricula on the importance of water quality for recreational and commercial uses. Students will have the opportunity to collect water quality samples for inclusion in the overall Bay water quality database, allowing for real-time monitoring and education.

Cost :$635,648.00

Research Component :Ecological Indicators/Assessment/Restoration

Approach :

The project will monitor water quality parameters and develop a web site to deliver data to the public in addition to using existing communications and outreach programs to disseminate the data through public displays, teacher training, and programs with community groups. The project will include both monitoring and public reporting on a wide range of water quality data. Sophisticated instruments will be used to measure water parameters. This information will form the basis of making students and the general public aware of their water environment. Outreach will include a web site, presentations to community groups, interaction with the schools, use of the print media, and public displays and events.

The local communities use the Bay for sport and commercial fishing, shell fishing, boating, and swimming. All these activities are dependent on the overall quality of the Bay ecosystem and its waters. In this EMPACT project the Bay Commission will work with local educators (particularly at the K-12 level) to develop curricula on the importance of water quality for recreational and commercial uses. Students will have the opportunity to collect water quality samples for inclusion in the overall Bay water quality database, allowing for real-time monitoring and education.

Cost :$635,648.00

Research Component :Environmental Statistics

Project IDs:

ID Code :R827969

Project type :EPA Grant