EPA Awards $4.8 Million for Water-Quality Research

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced funding to six universities to work with local communities to better understand the economic value of water quality.“Clean water is a cornerstone of a healthy community. Many communities face challenging decisions about investing in the protection of water resources,” says Thomas Burke, EPA science advisory and deputy assistant administrator of EPA’s Office of Research and Development. “These grants will help measure the costs and benefits of improving water quality, an important step toward protecting the environment and human health.”Chemical and microbial contaminants continue to reduce the quality of our water – and often at