An application from the Black Belt Unincorporated Wastewater Program (BBUWP) is among several others to be selected for assistance from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Community Change Grants Program.Â
"Made possible by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, the Community Change Grants Program is the single largest investment in environmental and climate justice in history," said a description on the EPA's website.Â
The BBUWP application is titled "Innovative, Climate-Resilient, and Cost-Effective Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems and Management in Rural Unincorporated Communities in the Alabama Black Belt".Â
Targeted locations in the program are Wilcox, Hale and Lowndes counties.Â
The lead applicant is Texas A&M University, which is working with BBUWP to install onsite wastewater treatment systems for 350 households and develop training, certification, and post-secondary bridge program to provide in-demand wastewater-professionals.Â
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...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN AUTAUGA...WESTERN
CHILTON...EAST CENTRAL PERRY...SOUTHEASTERN BIBB AND NORTHEASTERN
DALLAS COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM CDT...
At 136 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Parnell, or 11 miles north of Valley Grande, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Valley Grande, Maplesville, Billingsley, Lawley, Plecher, Parnell,
Paul M Grist State Park, Chilton County Motor Sports Park, Pooles
Crossroads, Randolph, Stanton, Valley Creek Junction, Plantersville,
Oakmulgee, Isabella, Barrett Creek, and Dawson Mill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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