The bill commits the State to a long-term effort to construct new water containment and treatment structures and to better control phosphorous at its source. The DEM is soliciting project applications that identify and address mitigation for repetitively flooded structures in communities. The deadline for receipt of applications is March 30, 2000. Agencies and businesses that produce, store, handle or manage regulated materials can benefit from the training. Many government municipalities and businesses fall into this category, including county wastewater treatment plants that are required to ensure regulated hazardous materials are not discharged into their sanitary sewer systems and schools with buses that manage such wastes as oil.
Agencies provide training for their own staff and and small businesses.
The costs for developing each program are borne by the cooperators.