Researchers test new approach to treating sediment pollution
In a mud flat at the edge of N.H.’s Cocheco River, scientists from the University of New Hampshire’s Contaminated Sediments Center are testing an innovative way to treat polluted sediment in coastal waterways.
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Get the Scoop...
Dr. Kevin Finneran, assistant professor of environmental engineering
and science at the University of Illinois, will discuss
his technology development project, “Phosphorus Reduction
Process for Septic Systems.”
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CICEET Awards $2.8 Million to Improve Coastal Planning
CICEET awarded $2.8 million for projects that are building tools to promote effective planning and sustainable growth. Thirteen project teams working in 20 coastal states from New Hampshire to Oregon have received grants under CICEET’s new Living Coasts program, which was created to provide coastal areas with more effective tools to grow in a way that preserves water quality, protects natural areas and improves community resilience. Read more >
UNH Stormwater Center Researchers Available to Discuss Spring Flooding
Experts from the UNH Stormwater Center are available to discuss the impact of stormwater management on spring floods. Center director Robert Roseen, lead scientist Tom Ballestero and outreach program manager James Houle can all comment on the impact of development and stormwater management on flooding. Learn more >
Spring 2008 Progress Reports
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Robotic Imaging System Warns of Gulf Toxic Algal Bloom
A CICEET-sponsored, early warning system for harmful algal blooms passed its first test recently when it alerted coastal managers to an impending bloom of toxic algae on the Texas coast, and prompted the closing of Aransas, Corpus Christi, and Copano bays to shellfish harvesting.
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New Publication on Gulf of Maine Salt Marshes
With support from CICEET, the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment has published a new booklet on salt marshes in the Gulf. The booklet—Salt Marshes in the Gulf of Maine: Human Impacts, Habitat Restoration, and Long-term Change Analysis—offers a reader-friendly look at marsh ecology and ways to bring these ecosystems back to health. Learn more >
Applying SWMP to Regional Challenges
With funding from CICEET, NERRS research teams leveraged environmental data collected through the National Estuarine Research Reserve‚s System-Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP) to address priority coastal management issues in four regions: the Pacific Coast, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and the Northeast. Learn more >
2007 Stormwater Report Online
The University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center 2007 Annual Report is now available online. Produced in partnership with the NOAA/UNH Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology (CICEET), this publication presents performance data on the ability of stormwater treatment systems to treat water quality and manage water quantity. Learn more >
UNHSC Research says "Hold the Salt"
Researchers from the CICEET-sponsored University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center are testing technologies that may put parking lots on a "low-salt diet" in the future, reducing the amount of salt needed for winter maintenance by as much as 70 percent. Learn more >
Fall 2007 Progress Reports
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Land Use, Habitat, and Hazards Top List of Coastal Management Priorities
Land use, habitat, and coastal hazards have emerged as the top three priorities for coastal resource managers, according to a recent report: “Strengthening the Application of Science in Coastal Decision Making.” Learn more >
CICEET awards $1.9 million for Coastal Technology
CICEET has awarded six grants totaling $1.9 million for new tools to manage and protect coastal environments as part of its Environmental Technology Development and Demonstration Program. Learn more >
Lecture on red tides 9/21
The Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology (CICEET) and the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve invite you to learn more about
red tides in the Gulf of Maine. Learn more >
Report Explores Gap Between Research and Application
The Research to Applications Taskforce of the Ocean Research and Resources Advisory Panel (ORRAP) has released a report aimed at bridging the gap between coastal and ocean research and on-the-ground applications that benefit the nation. Learn more >
Innovative Stormwater BMP Inventory for New England
Interested in applying an innovative stormwater management technique, but hoping someone else has tried it first? The CICEET-sponsored University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center and Connecticut NEMO (Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials) have launched an interactive database that documents the implementation of innovative stormwater approaches, such as Low Impact Development (LID) designs, in New England. Learn more >
At UNH, Even The Parking Lots Are Green
New Pervious Concrete Surface Aims to Treat Polluted Stormwater
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CICEET releases FY 2008 funding opportunity programs
The UNH/NOAA Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology (CICEET) invites proposals to its FY 2008 funding opportunity programs, related to the mitigation of erosion along sheltered coasts and the development and/or demonstration of technology to address the impacts of human activity on coastal water quality, species, and habitats. Learn more >
$1.5 million Funding Opportunity to Target Alternative Erosion Control Methods for Sheltered Shorelines
In July 2007, CICEET will release a Request For Proposals (RFP) that focus on understanding the ecosystem tradeoffs associated with different erosion control strategies for sheltered shorelines. Learn more >
Funding Opportunity from CSCOR
NOAA's Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR) has a funding opportunity related to the cumulative ecosystem effects of altered shorelines in concert with other stresses to coastal and fringing habitat in the Mid-Atlantic region. This is part of their Regional Ecosystem Prediction Program. Learn more on CSCOR's web site: http://www.cop.noaa.gov/opportunities/grants/funding_grants.html.
CICEET releases new strategic plan
The UNH/NOAA Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology (CICEET) has a new strategic plan that will guide the organization through 2012. Learn more. >
Spring 2007 Progress Reports
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SPARROW Takes Flight
Data from the water quality models known as New England SPARROW (Spatially Referenced Regressions on Watershed Attributes) is available to the coastal management community through an interactive website and on CD, developed with support from CICEET. Learn more >
Great Bay to the Sea
Learn about the seasonal changes in the Gulf of Maine and see how water moves through the estuary and river in the CICEET-sponsored Great Bay to the Sea exhibit. Learn more >
"Faces of Change," CICEET's 2006 annual report celebrates the work of coastal managers. Download it now >
Help build a new BMP Database for New England. Learn more >
March 2 Demonstration Unveils Clean, Green, Marsh-saving Machine. Learn more >
Stormwater Report Survey
In 2005, the CICEET-sponsored University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center published its inaugural research report as a resource for stormwater managers. You can help make the next issue a more effective tool by taking a brief survey. Learn more >
Public Lecture: The Public Policy of Beach Water Contamination, January 22, 3 pm, at UNH. Learn more >
Fall 2006 research progress reports now online. Learn more >
New approach keeps marshes afloat
To stay afloat, tidal marshes along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts constantly battle the dual threat of rising sea levels and decreasing sediment supplies. With support CICEET, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington are exploring an innovative approach to “feeding” marshes at risk of being lost. Learn more >
New tool to analyze coastal water quality
With support from CICEET, researchers from the University of Miami and NOAA's National Atlantic Oceanic and Meteorologic Laboratories have developed a DNA hybridization assay that quickly and accurately identifies multiple species of fecal indicator bacteria and harmful algae.
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Pilot Study Assesses Nutrient Impacts in Gulf of Maine
Nutrient pollution, whether it comes from nonpoint sources like stormwater runoff or point sources like sewage treatment plants, is a major threat to coastal water quality. In response to a need to improve current methods of assessing the impact of nutrients on coastal ecosystems, NOAA's Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment and CICEET co-sponsored a pilot study in the Gulf of Maine. Learn more >
Can Runoff be a Resource?
Answers to that question will be explored Oct. 12 - 13 in a symposium sponsored by the University of New Hampshire’s Stormwater Center and organized by the New England Water Works Association (NEWWA) and the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC). Learn more >
CICEET Awards $3.6 Million for Coastal Technology
CICEET has awarded $3,650,337 for 15 environmental technology development projects that began in fall 2006. Learn more >
Rapid indicator technology seminar
CICEET invites you to learn more about a promising new technology for monitoring microbial indicators of fecal pollution in coastal waters. The seminar takes place in N.H. on September 21st. Learn more >
Spring 2006 research progress reports now online. Learn more >
Land Use Planning Tools Survey
Do you work in land use planning or a related field? If so, CICEET needs your input. In fall 2006 we will release a funding opportunity aimed at enhancing/developing land use planning tools for better coastal environmental health. By participating in a short survey, you will help us insure that this funding opportunity reflects the primary technology needs of the land use planning community. Take the survey now >
NH GIS Workshop September 19-20
CICEET has partnered with University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension to offer a Watershed Analysis Course to provide the GIS training that resource managers and planners need to effectively apply the N.H. Land Cover Data Set to coastal resource challenges. Learn more >
"Multi-symptom" Solution for Sediment Pollution
Building on CICEET-sponsored projects, University of New Hampshire environmental engineers are using a new grant to design a "sniffling, sneezing, aching, fever, so you can rest" remedy for sediment plagued by a range of pollutants. Learn more >
How's the Water?
CICEET-sponsored study compares rapid beach water quality testing methods. Learn more >
Funding Opportunity
The UNH/NOAA Coastal Response Research Center is inviting preliminary proposals for full project and proof of concept funding consideration. Priority areas for this year's RFP include dispersed oil, submerged oil, integrated ocean observing system and spill response, uncertainty and risk communication; habitat recovery; and restoration scaling methods. Learn more >
Catalyst, CICEET's 2005 Annual Report is now online. Learn more >
New Stormwater Management Report Available Online. Learn more >
Researchers Turn Environmental Disaster into Learning Experience. Learn more >
Collaborative Learning: A Tool for Ecosystem-based Management
How can ecosystem-based management benefit from the practice of collaborative learning? A daylong training workshop will explore this topic at the Coastal Society's International Conference in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 14th. Learn more >
Science to Management Funding Opportunity
With financial support from CICEET, the Coastal States Stewardship Foundation (CSSF) has issued a Request for Proposals that aims to strengthen the application of innovative science to coastal management decision-making. Learn more >
Timing is Everything
CICEET Supports Rapid Microbial Detection Technology Demonstration in California Learn more >
The CICEET-sponsored UNH Stormwater Center will host stormwater technology demonstration workshops this spring. Learn more. >
Comment on national ocean research priorities. Learn more. >
Fall 2005 Progress Reports
Interested in technology development that CICEET is sponsoring your region? Learn more. >
Outlook Bright for Stormwater Research
Tune in to Channel 11 on Thursday, November 17 at 7:30 p.m. as NHPTV's New Hampshire Outlook shines a light on research from the UNH Stormwater Center. Outlook's Chip Neal interviews Center Co-director Dr. Robert Roseen to learn more about how UNH research is helping to improve water quality and reduce runoff through better stormwater management.
New Research Helps New Englanders "Weather the Storm"
Research from the University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center is poised to help communities throughout the Northeast improve water quality and reduce runoff through better stormwater management.
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Media Advisory: U.S. Senator Judd Gregg to launch the CICEET-sponsored UNH Stormwater Center.
U.S. Senator Judd Gregg (RN.H.) will visit the University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center to formally recognize its leadership in protecting water quality through stormwater management research. Senator Gregg’s visit coincides with the release of the Center’s first year of data.
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CICEET invites proposals to its FY 2006 Environmental Technology Development Program. Learn more >
CICEET Teamed up with the Coastal States Organization in 2004 to survey the priority technology and scientific needs of coastal managers nationwide. Read the final report >
The CICEET-sponsored UNH Stormwater Center will host stormwater technology demonstration workshops this fall. Learn more >
Spring 2005 research progress reports now online. Learn more >
SMART, a free computer model, supports salt marsh restoration planning. Learn more >
CICEET Awards $3.1 million to Develop Technologies to Manage and Preserve Coastal Resources. Learn more >
2004 CICEET Annual Report now available. Learn more >
Coastal Response Research Center RFPs offer funding opportunities for oil spill research. Learn more >
A new set of urban planning tools uses historic development patterns to predict future growth. Learn more >
New center tackles stormwater management and improves water quality. Learn more >
New stormwater center makes ABC news! Learn more >