Projects
Grant Number: 20130078
To support the measurement of hexavalent chromium concentrations and chemical behavior in stormwater within the Quinnipiac River watershed and in the Quinnipiac River itself with the condition to obtain studies about the Quinnipiac River from the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection.
Year Issued: 2013 | Amount: $15,000
Yale University
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Gaboury Benoit
gabouryb@gmail.com
www.yale.edu
Grant Number: 20130077
To support monitoring of sediment accretion, elevation change, and sea level rise in the Quinnipiac marshes.
Year Issued: 2013 | Amount: $8,500
Yale University
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Shimon Anisfeld
shimon.anisfeld@yale.edu
www.yale.edu
Grant Number: 20120100
To support water testing of the Quinnipiac estuary and New Haven Harbor for contaminants and evaluation of abnormal reproductive development of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) by endocrine disrupting compounds.
Year Issued: 2012 | Amount: $10,500
Yale University
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Grant Number: 20120453
To support the review of Cytec's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) water permit for discharges into the Quinnipiac River and see if there have been any violations of their permit during this year or during the past 5 years.
Year Issued: 2012 | Amount: $2,000
Connecticut Urban Legal Initiative, Inc.
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Grant Number: 961209
To establish a site or home page on the World Wide Web to disseminate information regarding the QR and New Haven Harbor ecosystems.
Year Issued: 1996 | Amount: $3,978
University of Connecticut, Department of Marine Science
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Grant Number: 20030664
To work directly with municipalities in the Quinnipiac river watershed not only to educate municipal officials, but also to follow up and help them improve municipal regulations that affect water quality in the Quinnipiac and watershed. Primary target for this project are municipal CEO's, Planning and Zoning Commissions, Inland Wetland Commissions, and Town Councils.
Year Issued: 2003 | Amount: $10,000
Quinnipiac River Watershed Partnership
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Grant Number: 20030659
To reach out to businesses close to the Quinnipiac River to educate those who have not registered or are not in compliance with the commercial stormwater general permit. This outreach will also engage businesses close to the river in voluntary programs of good stormwater management practices.
Year Issued: 2003 | Amount: $10,000
Quinnipiac River Watershed Partnership
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Grant Number: 20040387
To support a before and after pilot study of a residential neighborhood within the Quinnipiac River Watershed after it has participated in an education program that encourages the use of organic lawn care agents versus chemical lawn care agents.
Year Issued: 2004 | Amount: $20,000
Quinnipiac River Watershed Partnership
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Grant Number: 20060116
To support the creation and development of the Organic Land and Turf Handbook for school, municipal, and commercial groundskeepsers to manage lawns and turf without the use synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
Year Issued: 2006 | Amount: $14,000
Connecticut Northeast Organic Farmers Organization
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Grant Number: 20070065
Funds are requested to support the organization and implementation of "Consider the Qunnipiac" photo-based awareness campaign" motivationg people to consider the consequences of poor stewardship. The campaign will include photo exhibits, and web-based gallery including information about the specific threats, pollutants, and damages to the river.
Year Issued: 2007 | Amount: $8,500
Catalyst Studios, Inc.
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www.ConsidertheQuinnipiac.com