Hattiesburg council reconsiders land application for wastewater issues
WDAM
The Hattiesburg City Council approved a resolution Monday that authorizes
the mayor to negotiate a task order and provide selection of a program
manager to help the city implement a land application system to treat and
dispose of the city's wastewater.
http://www.wdam.com/story/29270107/hattiesburg-council-reconsiders-land-application-for-wastewater-issues
Council amends land application request
Hattiesburg American
Hattiesburg City Council corrected an error Monday afternoon in procedure
and separation of legislative/executive duties within the city.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/politics/2015/06/08/city-council-amends-request/28721145/
Meridian Garbage Collection: Improving Efficiency
WTOK
As many residents continue with spring cleaning, tips are being offered to
help improve garbage pick-up service(Embedded image moved to file:
pic32609.jpg) in Meridian.
http://www.wtok.com/home/headlines/Garbage-Collection-306527201.html
Litter patrol now on duty
DeSoto Times
Litterers beware, DeSoto County law enforcement officials are going to be
on the lookout for you.
http://www.desototimes.com/news/litter-patrol-now-on-duty/article_51160ab8-0e36-11e5-95eb-cb47e2800095.html
ACEC 2015 Engineering Excellence Awards
Mississippi Business Journal
SIMPLY the BEST
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Mississippi recently
presented its 2015 Engineering Excellence Awards to seven Mississippi
firms. The annual awards gala was held at the Old Capitol Inn in downtown
Jackson. Photographs courtesy of ACEC/MS
Grand Award
FTM Associates won a Grand Award for Dam Hazard Classification Assistance
for the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. Pictured, from
left: Rand Reed, FTN Associates; Drew Moffitt, FTN Associates; Mar Johnson,
FTN Associates; Dusty Meyers, Chief, Dam Safety Division, Mississippi
Department of Environmental Quality, and David Bowman, ACEC/MS
president-elect.
http://msbusiness.com/2015/06/acec-2015-engineering-excellence-awards/
Oil Spill
Flurry of activity at Port of Gulfport
WLOX
One large vessel is in the ship channel waiting to pull into the Port of
Gulfport while another big ship is moving out. There is a flurry of
activity at the port right now.
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/29267585/flurry-of-activity-at-port-of-gulfport
National
Vitter, Whitehouse join to resurrect estuaries law
Bruce Alpert
Times-Picayune
June 09, 2015 at 6:10 AM
WASHINGTON – Sens. David Vitter, R-La., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., are
asking their Senate colleagues to reauthorize a 1987 federal law designed
to protect and restore estuaries.
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/06/vitterwhitehouse_disagree_on_m.html#incart_river
G-7 Adds Thrust to UN Climate Talks With Ambitious Target
World leaders also reiterate their intention to extend sanctions against
Russia over Ukraine
Wall Street Journal
The Group of Seven large industrialized democracies said the world should
reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 70%, an agreement that helps
lay the groundwork for United Nations climate talks in Paris later this
year.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/g-7-adds-thrust-to-un-climate-talks-with-ambitious-target-1433780975
Opinion
Wicker: Water Rule Defies Americans' Concerns, Limits on Federal Power
Administration's Overreach Could Have Far-Reaching Consequences
In April of last year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the
Army Corps of Engineers proposed a rule to redefine the "waters of the
United States" (WOTUS).
http://www.wicker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/weekly-report?ID=e771e7cc-32df-4834-9743-bf25d19bf7a8
Press Releases
Mississippi River Basin Watershed Initiative Funds Available for
Mississippi Delta
Jackson, Miss. – The United States Department of Agriculture/Natural
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications for the
Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watershed Initiative (MRBI) through the
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
The MRBI program will assist landowners and producers that voluntarily
implement conservation and management practices that help to control
nutrient runoff from agricultural lands. It will help to improve water
quality in five Mississippi watersheds within the Mississippi River Basin
that feed into the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico.
This financial assistance program is targeted for five Mississippi
watersheds within the Mississippi River Basin. The watersheds include
Christmas Lake Bayou, Stillwater Bayou, Brook Bayou, Tommie Bayou and Long
Lake that are in portions of Bolivar, Sunflower and Washington counties.
The project will provide an investment of $1.9 million in 2015 to
Mississippi Delta growers.
The application deadline is July 17, 2015.
Producers can apply for financial assistance by contacting the NRCS office
in their local USDA Service Center. To locate an office, please go to
http://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app. For more information, visit
our website at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/ms/home/.
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