Funding continued for Springfield water quality research
Dr. Robert Pavlowsky, professor of geography and director of the Ozarks Environmental and Water Resources Institute (OEWRI) at Missouri State University, was awarded $28,033 for continuation of the “Springfield MS4/TMDL Monitoring Project” by the Storm Water Services Division of the Springfield Public Works Department.
“This grant is part of a larger group of towns and counties in southwest Missouri for which our project team is completing storm water testing and analysis,” said Pavlowsky. “Having a central unit like OEWRI coordinate and complete the water quality monitoring allows the costs to be reduced to the public while maximizing educational and research benefits.”
The five-year monitoring project will assist the City of Springfield in complying with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Missouri Department of Natural Resources regulations related to the Clean Water Act. OEWRI staff and MSU geography, geology and planning graduate students are collaborating with the city’s lab at the Southwest Water Treatment Plant to complete the project.
For more information, contact Pavlowsky at (417) 836-8473 or visit the project website.
