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County announces DEQ-backed oyster restoration grant, urine-diversion toilet demo and HRSD hookup incentives
Summary
County staff highlighted three state and regional grants: a $6.8 million oyster-reef restoration award to the Oyster Company of Virginia, a $199,800 urine-diversion nitrogen removal demonstration with Lixil, and a $1.8 million Hampton Roads Sanitation District incentive to connect about 236 Gloucester County homes.
During the meeting the county administrator reported several recent grant awards and pending projects intended to reduce pollution in the Chesapeake Bay and support local wastewater connections.
The county administrator said, "The first 1 is the largest 1, a $6,800,000 grant for oyster restoration, has been awarded to the Oyster Company of Virginia, and they will be restoring, oyster reefs, about 57 acres worth of oyster reefs. This is…
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