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State |
Rhode
Island
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Project
Title |
Rhode
Island NEMO Program
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Primary
Agency |
University
of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension, Water Quality Program
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Other Partners |
Rhode
Island Department of Health, Rhode Island Department of Transportation,
Rhode Island Department of Administration - Office of Municipal
Affairs; Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management;
The Nature Conservancy; Rhode Island Grow Smart; Rhode Island
Chapter of the American Planning Association; Save the Bay
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Geographic
Focus |
Covers
the state but focuses on local watersheds within the Narragansett
Bay and Pawcatuck Watersheds.
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| Topical
Focus |
Local
non-point source pollution control focusing on sustainable
land use and water resource management.
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| Target
Audience |
Volunteer
board, commission, and council members, primarily Planning,
Zoning and Town Council.
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| Primary
Tools |
Educational
workshops using GIS customized to the community. Three tiers
of outreach: 1) Community-based workshops, usually for three
or four towns sharing a common watershed or aquifer; 2) GIS-based
watershed risk assessment to identify and evaluate pollution
risks using the MANAGE method; and 3) follow-up technical assistance
in implementing management practices is tied to other URI Cooperative
Extension Water Quality Programs such as URI On-site Wastewater
Training Center, RI Home*A*Syst, and URI Watershed Watch. Annual
basic training for board and commission members is planned.
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