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Contact:
Tom Davis
Troy Office of University Relations
334/670-3196
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Office of University Relations
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Troy, AL 36082
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| TSU center releases storm water manual for community planning |
| The
Center for Environmental Research and Service at Troy State University
(CERS) has released a guide to help communities that are being
required to develop storm water management programs and apply
for special permits. Michael Mullen, CERS director, said paper copies of the "How-To Guide for Storm Water and Urban Watershed Management" will be distributed free of charge while copies remain available. Copies of the manual in electronic form can be requested by sending e-mail to Mullen at mmullen@trojan.troyst.edu "The guide provides background on the impacts of urban storm water runoff, strategies for minimizing these runoffs and step-by-step suggestions for responding to the special permit requirements," Mullen said. "Following recommendations in the guide and in resources recommended in it should help communities manage storm water runoff and storm water runoff impacts efficiently and effectively." Mullen said the guide is one product of a study funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through a special grant to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. The CERS is a research, education and public service unit of Troy State University. For more information about the center, or this publication, call Mullen at 334-670-3624. Mullen said this is not the first time that the CERS and the Alabama Department of Environmental Management have cooperated to help Alabama communities respond to a federal mandate. " In the past, the Center has played an important role in making recommendations to ADEM and the state of Alabama for creating a revolving loan fund for financing needed wastewater treatment facility improvements," Mullen said. "At least partially as a result of CERS recommendations, Alabama created a loan fund that leveraged federal funds through issuance of bonds at lower than market interest rates to make more dollars available." Mullen said the work of CERS and the other public service units at Troy State University-and other universities and colleges-improves the quality of life of Alabamians. "By helping Alabama communities, institutions, landowners and individuals do things better and more efficiently through research and public service, higher education makes life better for everyone," he said. |