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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE:
LMU PROFESSOR TO RECEIVE $50,000 GRANT FROM STATE WATER
RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD TO ASSESS EFFECTIVENESS OF CLEAN BEACH
INITIATIVE PROJECTS
April 23, 2004 -Loyola Marymount
University professor John H. Dorsey has received a $50,000 grant to
evaluate the effectiveness of programs funded though Southern
California's Clean Beach Initiative, instituted to reduce the
incidence of bacterial impairments at public beaches. Dorsey's
involvement is part a larger project for which the Southern
California Coastal Water Research Project received a total grant of
nearly $250,000 from the State Water Resources Control Board.
Dorsey, an assistant professor of natural science, will represent
LMU as he collaborates with the SCCWRP in assessing the programs.
He plans to employ student assistants, who will gain valuable,
practical experience in the assessment of important environmental
projects. The project will take up to two years, depending on the
progress of existing and new CBI projects.
"Protecting swimmers and surfers from contaminated water is the
prime goal of the State's Clean Beach Initiative. Millions of
dollars have been granted to cities and public agencies to build
projects that help prevent contaminated water from reaching our
beaches. LMU will play a significant role for the state by
assessing the success of each project at cleaning beach waters,
then recommending the best strategies for future projects," says
Dorsey.
Dorsey will oversee efforts to:
- Evaluate the effect of individual
projects funded through the Clean Beach Initiative on water
quality, and the number of beach postings and closures.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the
initiative in achieving the goal of reducing or eliminating beach
postings and closures.
- Provide an overall assessment
strategies used in the initiative, and give recommendations for
successful future actions
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Grant recipients from the Los
Angeles area will receive their funding at a ceremony sponsored by
the SWRCB at Will Rogers State Beach on May 7 at 10 a.m. Dorsey
will attend on behalf of the SCCWRP.
The mission of the Southern California Coastal Water Research
Project is to contribute to the scientific understanding of
linkages among human activities, natural events, and the health of
the Southern California coastal environment, communicate this
understanding to decision makers and other stakeholders, and
recommend strategies for protecting the ocean environment for this
and future generations.
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