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"TAPP" Into Improved Water Quality
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DATE: March 6, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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CONTACT: Rick Oppenheim
(850) 386-9100
roppenheim@rboa.com |
"TAPP" INTO IMPROVED WATER QUALITY
TALLAHASSEE - The City of Tallahassee today unveiled the next phase of a campaign designed to raise awareness of what residents can do to prevent pollution of the area's groundwater. The TAPP - or "Think About Personal Pollution" - program has been promoting clean-water awareness among Tallahassee residents since 2004. According to campaign coordinators, simple changes in behavior can have immediate and lasting benefits on our water resources.
"Just as each of us relies on water every day, each of us also pollutes daily, often without realizing it," said Nancy Miller, TAPP project coordinator. "TAPP's ongoing initiative is to provide our community with definitions of personal pollution and suggest preventive solutions."
The new campaign, managed by the City of Tallahassee's Stormwater Management Division, includes television and radio public-service announcements and billboards which illustrate how our environment is affected by pollution from stormwater runoff. Area residents are directed to the project's Web site, www.TAPPwater.org, which contains information to educate individuals on simple changes they can make in their daily routines that can lead to cleaner water.
"We cannot do it alone," said John Buss, director of the city's Stormwater Management Division. The Stormwater Management Division is charged with ensuring that the flow of water during rain events is managed effectively. "Properly limiting and containing contaminants such as pet waste, fertilizers and household chemicals are important practices the entire Tallahassee community can adopt to ensure runoff from their yards is as clean as possible."
Having clean water is of primary importance for public health and the economy. Educating the community with pollution-prevention tactics is the best way to preserve water quality and the beauty of the landscape.
"The stakes are serious. It's never too early for Tallahassee to get all its ducks in a row and think - and do something - about personal pollution," said Miller.
The TAPP program is funded by a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the City of Tallahassee through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. To learn more about the TAPP program and the new campaign visit www.TAPPwater.org or call 850-224-TAPP (8277).
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