Projects
Grant Number: 20221223
to support coliform bacteria testing program on one tributary or river segment of the Quinnipiac Watershed, as well as continued advocacy to strengthen state NPDES and local land use permits affecting water quality in the Quinnipiac River.
Year Issued: 2022 | Amount: $16,577
River Advocates of South Central Connecticut
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Mary Mushinsky
marymushinsky@att.net
www.riveradvocatesSCCT.org
Grant Number: 20180208
To support a half day Quinnipiac Update conference; improvements to public access to the Little River, a Quinnipiac tributary, at Lowe's on Route 80 in New Haven; education of phosphorus control; and promotion of pollution and diversion permit participation.
Year Issued: 2018 | Amount: $20,000
River Advocates of South Central Connecticut
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Mary Mushinsky
marymushinsky@att.net
www.riveradvocatesscct.org
Grant Number: 20160129
To support, as a first priority, monitoring of pollution and diversion permits, and only then Lunch and Learn sessions for municipal department of public works crews in the lower Quinnipiac watershed for best practices in stormwater pollution prevention; enforcement of public access at an abandoned, neglected Quinnipiac River site at Lowe's on Route 80 in New Haven and education of phosphorus control.
Year Issued: 2016 | Amount: $20,000
River Advocates of South Central Connecticut
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Mary Mushinsky
marymushinsky@att.net
Grant Number: 20140010
to support the continuation of investigating the compliance history and indirect discharges of publically owned treatment works on the Quinnipiac River.
Year Issued: 2014 | Amount: $6,000
Connecticut Urban Legal Initiative, Inc.
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Attorney Alan Kosloff
alan.kosloff@law.uconn.edu
www.culi-law.org/
Grant Number: 20120104
To support recruitment and training for residents in each of the river municipalities to become advocates on behalf of the Quinnipiac River in order to participate in public meetings on the upcoming Quinnipiac Watershed Action Plan Update of 2012 and to support the completion of the Lower Quinnipiac River Canoeable Trail and the Town of North Haven canoe launch to access the new trail.
Year Issued: 2012 | Amount: $20,000
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association
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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: 961207
To involve inner-city youth in learning how they are connected to their aquatic and marine environment.
Year Issued: 1996 | Amount: $4,264
Univ of Connecticut, Coop. Extension System
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Grant Number: 20020626
To support volunteer monitoring, Stream Walk problem assessment, regulatory research, grassroots advocacy, education - upper and lower river, and general public education.
Year Issued: 2002 | Amount: $20,000
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association
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Grant Number: 20030661
To conduct Quinnipiac River Watershed Association's annual monitoring, education, advocacy and restoration activities. It will also expand into grassroots outreach projects recommended in the Quinnipiac River Watershed Action plan.
Year Issued: 2003 | Amount: $20,000
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association
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Grant Number: 20040398
To support the annual monitoring, education, advocacy, public access and restoration activities as well as expanding grassroots organizing to continue with clean up activities in the Quinnipiac Rive Watershed Action Plan.
Year Issued: 2004 | Amount: $20,000
Quinnipiac River Watershed Association
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