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WHEREAS, The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District hopes to expand the
understanding of non-point-sources of water pollution to students in elementary and middle
schools within its service area; and
WHEREAS, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources is making available
to communities throughout the state, financial assistance to initiate programs on non-point-
sources of pollution in an effort to reduce the impact on the waters of the state, and
WHEREAS, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources has offered the
District a grant totalling Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for the implementation of a non-
point-source pollution awareness education program, and
WHEREAS, the knowledge that will be obtained by students taking part in this
program will carry forward with them into adulthood, when they can make informed decisions
about how to handle non-point-sources of pollution in their communities, and
WHEREAS, the components of this program will inform students of the problems
associated with improper disposal of waste products into the stormwater sewers within District
boundaries.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT that the District accepts said grant and
the associated conditions for the implementation of a non-point-source pollution awareness
education program for students in elementary and middle schools within the District's service
area.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the staff execute any and all documents
necessary to accept said Missouri Department of Natural Resources grant, and forward a letter
accompanying said acceptance to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources expressing
the District's appreciation for said grant.
The foregoing Resolution was adopted April 10, 1997.