Water quality award presented to former NDEP administrator

Posted by on Nov 29, 2010 in Env. Protection, News | Comments Off CARSON CITY, Nev. — Lew Dodgion has been recognized by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) for his outstanding commitment to water quality. Today, in a ceremony at the Richard Bryan building in Carson City, Dodgion was awarded the Wendell McCurry 2010 Excellence in Water Quality Award.  The award recognizes Dodgion’s commitment to water quality during his eighteen...
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Fifth annual Carson River Snapshot Day set for Oct. 16

Posted by on Oct 12, 2010 in Env. Protection, News | Comments Off CARSON CITY – Saturday, October 16, 2010, is the fifth annual Carson River water quality Snapshot Day sponsored by the Carson Water Subconservancy District and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection. The purpose of this event is to provide a hands-on community based approach to learning about the Carson River watershed. Under the guidance of water quality professionals, participants...
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$1M available for nonpoint source water pollution prevention projects

Posted by on Aug 19, 2010 in Env. Protection, News | Comments Off CARSON CITY — The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) has more than $1 million dollars in federal funding available to provide grant assistance for projects that prevent or control nonpoint source water pollution, the leading cause of water quality impairment in Nevada. Nonpoint source (NPS) water pollution occurs when rain, snowmelt and irrigation water flows over developed...
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Nevada Tahoe Resource Team details progress at Tahoe Forum

Posted by on Aug 18, 2010 in Conservation, Env. Protection, Featured article, State Lands | Comments Off CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Tahoe Resource Team was on hand yesterday to update participants of the annual Tahoe Forum on environmental improvements in the Tahoe Basin. In 1999, the NTRT was established as an inter-agency team to coordinate and implement an initial $82 million in Environmental Improvement Program (EIP) projects. During the 2009 Legislative Session, Nevada committed an...
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Fire restrictions in western Nevada start July 16

Posted by on Jul 9, 2010 in Env. Protection, Forestry, News | Comments Off CARSON CITY, Nev. — Lingering drought conditions, increasing daytime temperatures and several human-caused fires have prompted the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City District Office, the Carson and Bridgeport Ranger Districts of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, and the Nevada Division of Forestry’s Sierra Forest Fire Protection District to announce the implementation of...
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CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS TO the Reno News & Review’s article “Reid, Rhoads account challenged”

Posted by on May 13, 2010 in Env. Protection, News | Comments Off Original story by Dennis Myers, Reno News & Review dennism@newsreview.com More stories by this author… This article was published on 05.13.10. The Gibbons administration has questioned an essay written by two senators on a planned dump in Nevada. DCNR CORRECTION: The Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources independently wrote to the reporter (and posted on the DCNR...
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