Description:

The primary goal of the Boulder Area Sustainability Information Network (BASIN) is to help citizens make meaningful connections between environmental data and their day-to-day activities and facilitate involvement in public policy development. Objectives include:

• Developing new environmental monitoring technology to measure environmental impact of resource consumption on a neighborhood scale and new methods to detect disinfection byproducts.

• Creating strong partnerships and an ongoing alliance of governmental and private entities involved in environmental monitoring. Improving existing environmental monitoring to provide credible, timely data to the public.

• Creating a solid, sustainable information management and public access system for environmental data using advanced computer system technologies and a stakeholder involvement process.

• Developing an environmental index of key environmental parameters to interpret and enhance understanding of environmental issues and facilitate public dialog. Providing access to the index through a variety of broadcast media including TV, radio, newspaper and Internet.

• Engaging the public in long-term goals of project by involving them in monitoring the conditions of Boulder Creek Watershed and in developing a sense of responsibility and place.

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Record Details:

Record Type:PROJECT( ABSTRACT )

Start Date:11/01/1998

Completion Date:10/31/2000

Record ID: 52505

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Related Organizations:

Role :OWNER

Organization Name :UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO - BOULDER

Mailing Address :Campus Box 17

Citation :Boulder

State :CO

Zip Code :80309

Project Information:

Approach :

The Boulder Creek Watershed is the geographic focus of this grant with emphasis on critical local and regional environmental issues. Environmental parameters include 1) Water - SDWA Consumer Confidence Reporting, disinfection by-products, NPDES Phase II Stormwater, source water protection, and water conservation, and 2) Air - regional air quality. BASIN includes the following components:

• Environmental Data Network Association - participating agencies agree to provide access to existing monitoring data and develop and maintain environmental databases.

• Pilot Urban Neighborhood Monitoring - applying new monitoring techniques in innovative ways to measure resource consumption and associated impacts on environment.

• Information Collection, Management and Delivery - system to maintain data and communication links.

• Education, Outreach and Communication- system to communicate information about the environmental conditions and to facilitate community and school-based participation in new and existing environmental programs. Examples of new programs include: Environmental Index & Action Guide and ETV programing for community access television.

Cost :$400,000.00

Research Component :Ecological Indicators/Assessment/Restoration

Approach :

The Boulder Creek Watershed is the geographic focus of this grant with emphasis on critical local and regional environmental issues. Environmental parameters include 1) Water - SDWA Consumer Confidence Reporting, disinfection by-products, NPDES Phase II Stormwater, source water protection, and water conservation, and 2) Air - regional air quality. BASIN includes the following components:

• Environmental Data Network Association - participating agencies agree to provide access to existing monitoring data and develop and maintain environmental databases.

• Pilot Urban Neighborhood Monitoring - applying new monitoring techniques in innovative ways to measure resource consumption and associated impacts on environment.

• Information Collection, Management and Delivery - system to maintain data and communication links.

• Education, Outreach and Communication- system to communicate information about the environmental conditions and to facilitate community and school-based participation in new and existing environmental programs. Examples of new programs include: Environmental Index & Action Guide and ETV programing for community access television.

Cost :$400,000.00

Research Component :Environmental Statistics

Project IDs:

ID Code :R827057

Project type :EPA Grant