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Updated May 5, 2008 |
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05/05/08
Funds available to protect drinking water
Groundwater provides nearly all of the drinking water throughout the Miami Valley, and communities can now apply for funds to protect groundwater resources. More info
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Construction closes portions of downtown trail
Recreation trail users along the Great Miami River in downtown Dayton may want to explore the trail farther south as bridge construction has closed major parts of the trail for at least three years.
More information |
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Drive Less Live More campaign begins May 1
Save money, get fit and win prizes with this year's Drive Less Live More campaign. More information |
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March: Soggy welcome to spring
Forget April showers, March gave us more than double the usual precipitation. More information |
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Test Your Well events April 14 and 24
Miami and Montgomery county residents can gave their private well water tested for nitrates at Test Your Well events April 14 and 24, respectively. More information |
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Stream Team training April 19
Honey Creek Watershed Association and MCD will offer a Stream Team training where volunteers can learn how to monitor water quality in their streams. More information |
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MCD dams holding floodwaters again
For the fourth time in less than three months, MCD's flood protection system is holding back floodwaters and protecting communities along the Great Miami River. More info |
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Drive Less, Live More 2008 kicks off
with Bicycle Friendly Community workshop
Fewer than 100 communities across the country have received one of the four possible Bicycle Friendly Community designations. The Dayton region would like to be among that elite group. If you’d like to be part of the effort, sign up for the Bicycle Friendly Community workshop on Thursday, May 8. More info |
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Senator George Voinovich visits
Holes Creek flood protection project
Sen. George Voinovich visited Holes Creek to congratulate West Carrollton officials in securing $1.4 million in federal funds to continue the flood prevention project along the creek. MCD is coordinating the project. More info |
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MCD loses long-time member
of Board of Consultants
Ralph Peck, who chaired the MCD Board of Consultants for many years, has died. Dr. Peck was renowned as one of the pioneers of geotechnical engineering (soil mechanics) and was an expert in dams, tunnels, foundations and other earthen structures. More information |
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StreetSmarts Cycling class coming in April
Learn to safely and legally operate your bicycle in a two-day workshop on Saturdays, April 5 and 12 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center in Dayton. Offered by certified instructors with the League of American Bicyclists, the class provides hands-on instruction. More information
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I-75 construction detours
recreation trail
Recreation trail users now have a short detour along North Bend Boulevard as new bridges are built as part of the I-75 improvements through downtown Dayton. Trail users are being detoured for about 400 yards from the west side to the east side of North Bend Boulevard between Helena Street and Webster Street. Although the crossings are marked, cyclists and walkers should use caution as motorists are not used to stopping along this section of North Bend Boulevard.
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Interactive Water Quality Credit Trading
map now available
Check out MCD's newest interactive map. See agricultural projects, automated samplers, hydrologic unit info and wastewater treatment plants. |
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Better Site Design Handbook available
The Center for Watershed Protection is making its Better Site Design Handbook available for free download.
The Better Site Design Handbook outlines 22 guidelines for more environmentally friendly development – changes to subdivision and land development; and zoning regulations that will better manage stormwater, preserve and enhance existing natural areas, and reduce pollution in local streams. The handbook alsoexamines practices in local communities, details the economic and environmental benefits of Better Site Design, and presents case studies from across the country.
Download the handbook. |
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Play It Safe! river recreation
maps available
River recreation can be exciting, relaxing and fun, but most of all it should be safe. Order your free Play It Safe! map for the Great Miami, Stillwater and/or Mad rivers. |
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Interactive bike trail map available on-line
Trail users can now check out all of the amenities – from restaurants to points of interest to restrooms – all along the Great Miami River Recreation Trail. Plan your next trip and choose where you want to eat, stop and shop.
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Buy surplus MCD equipment
You can bid on MCD surplus equipment at GovDeals.com. |
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