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  March 2014
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Welcome to the latest edition of the Syracuse EFC eNews! Inside, you'll find recent news from EPA and other partners and organizations on environmental policy and issues, new publications, funding opportunities, and events.
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Jointly funded and supported research by the Syracuse EFC, SyracuseCoE (New York State's Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems), and Center for Environmental Systems Engineering at Syracuse University was awarded third place out of 170 projects at the National Collegiate Research Conference at Harvard University in January. The research was presented by Syracuse University L.C. Smith College of Civil and Environmental Engineering student Gerardo Martinez.
The project, CAFO Leachate Management through Dairy Wetlands, studies the effectiveness of a constructed wetland at treating silage leachate and barnyard runoff at a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) in Madison County, NY.
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The Syracuse EFC is seeking input from local governments through its online Community Needs Survey until the end of March. Your response helps us help New York State municipalities!
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Workshops, Trainings & Webinars
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Date: March 27, 2014 | 10:00am-2:30pm
Location: Onondaga Lake Visitors Center
Cost: $30.00
This Syracuse EFC Technical Assistance Partnership Forum (TAPF) will feature panel discussions and presentations on Onondaga Lake water quality habitat improvements, state and federal funding updates, as well as financing. Participants include community representatives and technical assistance providers.
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The Syracuse EFC and its partners in the Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN) are offering several webinar series for small water systems serving 10,000 or fewer customers. All EFCN webinars are free of charge under a cooperative agreement with the US EPA.
Water Loss Reduction for Small Water Systems
Part 2 | March 17, 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST
Save the Date
Part 3 | March 31, 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST
Save the Date
Asset Management for Small Water Systems
Core Component 1 - The Current State of the Assets (repeat) | March 6, 2014, 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST
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Leadership Webinar Series
Part 2: Effective Messaging | March 7, 2014, 2:30pm - 3:30pm EST Register Now
Water System Partnerships Regionalization
Part 3 of 4: Water Company | March 12, 2014,
2:30pm - 3:30pm EST
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Registration for Smart Management for Small Communities is filling up! Normal registration rates end March 31st.
Date: April 22-24, 2014
Location: Minnowbrook Conference Center
Blue Mountain Lake, NY
Training Topics Include: - Funding Projects: Finance tools and grant writing, the REDC's and you, state and federal funding roundtable - Process Facilitation: Leadership training; community engagement; rural, character-based zoning and planning - Environmental Projects: Agriculture and water resources, disaster mitigation Please contact Brad DeFrees at bdefrees@syracusecoe.org for more information.
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Hosted by the Upstate Freshwater Institute and SUNY-ESF, this forum presents the most recent findings by the research community concerning Onondaga Lake and other ecosystems in New York State.
Date: March 28, 2014
Location: Gateway Center, SUNY-ESF Campus
Syracuse, NY
Research Topics Include: Water quality modeling, optics, robotic monitoring, phosphorus cycling, macroinvertebrates, and fish
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Webinar for Water Utilities on Planning for Climate Change Impacts
EPA's Climate Ready Water Utilities program will host a webinar to help water utilities analyze risk and make decisions under uncertainty when planning for climate change. The webinar is part of a series of presentations for drinking water, wastewater and stormwater utilities to learn more about the tools and resources available to help them fulfill their public health and environmental missions.
Date: March 19, 2014
Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm EST
Cost: Free
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US EPA 2014 Green Infrastructure Free Webcast SeriesCase Studies: Implementing Green Infrastructure Under Enforcement Orders
March 4, 2014, 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST
The US EPA will continue its free broadcast of the 2014 Green Infrastructure Webcast Series on March 4th with a review of several case studies on the implementation of Green Infrastructure under Enforcement Orders.
This series is generally intended for public officials and practitioners just beginning to implement green infrastructure and enhance established programs.
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Presented by the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I), these free webinars increase awareness about the dangers of everyday household products on human health and the environment. Attendees will learn how to make smart choices to protect their family while saving money!
Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm EST
Cost: Free
- How Green is Your Clean? | Tuesday, March 18
- Safer Household Products | Wednesday, March 26
- Hazardous Waste at Home | Wednesday, April 2
- Potential Hidden Dangers of Personal Care Products Wednesday, April 9
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Town of New Scotland to Receive 2.9 Million Zero-Interest Financing for New Salem Water District Improvements
The Board of Directors of the Environmental Facilities Corporation recently approved a three-year, $2,898,000 no-interest loan to create the New Salem Water District for the Town of New Scotland, which currently relies on insufficient private wells and a small public water main shared with the Town of Bethlehem.
The project will consolidate an existing water system and upgrade the connection to Bethlehem, along with a new distribution system and storage tank. In addition to the loan, the project will be partially financed by a $152,000 grant from the Town of Bethlehem.
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US EPA March 4, 2014
Syracuse, NY
Upstate Freshwater Institute & SUNY-ESF
15th Annual Onondaga Lake Scientific Forum
March 28, 2014
April 22-24, 2014
Blue Mountain Lake, NY
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The Syracuse Environmental Finance Center at Syracuse University located at SyracuseCoE facilitates the development of sustainable and resilient communities across US EPA Region 2 (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and eight tribal nations), the US, and abroad.
Located at the SyracuseCoE Center for Sustainable Community Solutions, EFC enhances the administrative and financial capacities of state and local government officials, nonprofit organizations, and private sectors to make change toward improved environmental infrastructure and quality of life.
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EFC Staff
Ana V. Arache
Program Coordinator
Tara Baron
Project Assistant
Laura Cardoso
Program Coordinator
Aimee Clinkhammer
Project Specialist
Brad DeFrees
Program Coordinator
Khristopher Dodson
Associate Director
Caitlin Eger
Project Assistant
Kathy Forrest
Mark Lichtenstein
Executive Director and
Principal Investigator
Kate Palermo
Communications Assistant
Project Assistant
Mandy Westerdahl
Communications Manager
Melissa Young
Assistant Director
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Environmental Finance Center programs and projects are supported in part by funding from USDA-RD and EPA.
In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, religion, sex, and familial status.
To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6582 (TDD). --------- To reach us via the NYS Relay Service, please dial 7-1-1. If you are calling from within Syracuse University, please dial 800-662-1220. Click here to download instructions on how to use this service. You may also contact us via e-mail at efc@syracusecoe.org.
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