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Friends of Deckers Creek Awarded EPA Grant

Watershed restoration group Friends of Deckers Creek has been awarded a $120,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to monitor water quality.

The Morgantown-based nonprofit received the grant to help improve the health and water quality of the nearly 25-mile-long tributary of the Monongahela River, according to a press release by EPA.

The agency said the grant will be used to monitor fecal coliform and E. coli levels in the watershed. The group will also hold public forums on contamination issues and develop stormwater best management practices.

Friends of Deckers Creek has for decades worked to clean up Deckers Creek and its watershed. The creek has long been degraded by acid mine drainage, sewage overflows, trash and more, according to the group’s website.

The group was one of 10 awarded funding through EPA’s Environmental Justice collaborative Problem-Solving program. The grant is set to run for two years.

EPA Funds West Virginia Education and Revitalization Projects

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will support three environmental education and revitalization projects in Monongalia, Preston, Tucker and Upshur…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will support three environmental education and revitalization projects in Monongalia, Preston, Tucker and Upshur Counties.

$30,000 will go to the Friends of Decker’s Creek to coordinate water quality improvement projects, including workshops, field trips, stream restoration, acid mine drainage remediation and water treatment facility improvements.    

The City of Thomas Brownfields Assessment will receive $200,000 to inventory, characterize, assess and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities for sites in Thomas in Tucker County.

An additional $200,000 will fund the Upshur County Commission Brownfields Cleanup. The money will be used to tackle the County Youth Camp Tar Pit. The cleanup will expand recreational opportunities to the camp and to the broader community.

In a joint news release, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito said the projects aim to protect the state’s natural beauty and expand business and recreational opportunities within the state. 

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