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July 23, 2008

Coral Bay, St. Johns gets Help Fighting Water Runoff Pollution

coral_bay_aerial.jpgThe Coral Bay Community Council, a non-profit group dedicated to involving local community members in planning for development in the Coral Bay (pictured) area of St. Johns, U.S. Virgin Islands has been selected to receive $300,000 through a cooperative agreement under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) program.

The group will use the EPA funding to expand efforts to stop sediment and storm water pollution from entering Coral Bay, improve local solid waste management, and heighten awareness about other toxic pollution issues affecting the community.

"This agreement will provide much-needed support to the Coral Bay Community Council and its many partners to study the environmental problems faced by this community and develop workable solutions," said EPA Regional Administrator Alan J. Steinberg. "We applaud the Coral Bay Community Council for having demonstrated such devotion to protecting the bay."

Coral Bay is a rural community of approximately 1,500 people in a 3,000-acre watershed. Between 1990 and 2000, the Coral Bay community grew by 80%, making it the fastest growing area in the U.S. Virgin Islands. New residential housing construction, agriculture, tourism and industrial development have resulted in sediment, toxic chemicals, nutrients and potential biological pathogens being carried through stormwater into the bay, as reported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Posted by Stephen Betheil at July 23, 2008 01:56 PM

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