Feds, Local Health Agencies Looking At High Lead Levels In Clarksburg Drinking Water wvpublic.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wvpublic.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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CHARLESTON â State health officials are encouraging Clarksburg water customers to have children age six and under tested for lead poisoning.
The warning from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources comes a week after state testing found some children with elevated levels of lead in their bloodstream.
On Friday, DHHR officials announced they are combining forces with the U.S. Environmental Protection to assist the Clarksburg Water System in their efforts to identify and test older homes with lead service lines that may cause elevated lead levels in drinking water.
Dr. Ayne Amjad, state health officer and commissioner of DHHRâs Bureau for Public Health, urges residents who live in homes built prior to 1950 to use bottled water and have their children tested for lead poisoning.
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NFWFâs Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Awards $9.6 Million in Grants
The grants awarded will support clean water, sustainable agriculture and storm water infrastructure across the Chesapeake Bay watershed
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the U.S. EPA announced $9.6 million in grants to support the restoration and conservation of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.Â
The 11 grants will utilize more than $28 million in matching contributions to generate a total conservation impact of nearly $38 million, reported National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
The 11 grants announced will support innovative approaches to: reduce pollution to local rivers and streams; restore habitats; and improve rural and urban communities in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.Â
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the U.S. EPA announced $9.6 million in grants to support the restoration and conservation of the Chesapeake The grants awarded will support clean water, sustainable agriculture and storm water infrastructure across the Chesapeake Bay watershed