EPA Gives W.Va. Conservation Group $21K Grant

Charleston Gazette
30 January 2010
By The Associated Press

DELLSLOW, W.Va. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it's giving nearly $22,000 to a West Virginia conservation group to track water quality.

The EPA says the grant also will help the Friends of Deckers Creek provide education about acid mine drainage and other water pollutants.

The group says on its Web site that Deckers Creek has been damaged by acid mine drainage, sewage and sediment, among other things. The creek runs from Preston County into Monongalia County and empties into the Monongahela River.

Acid mine drainage, Deckers Creek's biggest problem, is a major issue for watersheds across West Virginia.

The group says it's aiming to make all of Deckers Creek fishable this year and swimmable by 2015.