Projects
Grant Number: 20190125
To support the sampling of cyanobacterial communities in the Quinnipiac River in order to identify and monitor known bloom-forming species that may also produce toxins.
Year Issued: 2019 | Amount: $17,300
University of New Haven
Contact Information
Dr. Amy Carlile
acarlile@newhaven.edu
www.newhaven.edu
Grant Number: 20190127
To support an examination of the seasonal variation in the composition and quantity of microplastic particles from wastewater treatment facilities discharging treated wastewater into the Quinnipiac River.
Year Issued: 2019 | Amount: $16,000
Southern Connecticut State University
Contact Information
Vincent Breslin
Breslinv1@southernct.edu
www.southernct.edu
Grant Number: 20190130
To support the recruitment and training of a permits observer corps to monitor local land use commissions and screen for testimony local land use permits, as well as assist in monitoring of state level permits affecting water quality.
Year Issued: 2019 | Amount: $15,000
River Advocates of South Central CT
Contact Information
Mary Mushinsky
marymushinsky@att.net
www.riveradvocatesscct.org
Grant Number: 20191534
To support monitoring, identifying and quantifying known pollutants from industrial outflows along the Quinnipiac River, specifically industrial areas in Wallingford and North Haven.
Year Issued: 2019 | Amount: $17,000
Quinnipiac University
Contact Information
Dr. Courtney McGinnis
courtney.mcginnis@quinnipiac.edu
www.qu.edu
Grant Number: 20190131
To support a Public Works Department pilot program to retrofit hooded outlet protection on ten existing stormwater catch basins that are in stormwater systems that outlet to the Quinnipiac River or one of its tributaries.
Year Issued: 2019 | Amount: $3,000
City of Meriden
Contact Information
Emile Pierides
epierides@meridenct.gov
www.meridenct.gov/government/departments/public-works/