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Project Title: 60 Hour Beach Forecasting Models
 Grant Information
| GL - 00E00658-2 |
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| EPA R5 | R05 - Region 5 |
| Water Division | Water Division |
| 66.469 | Water |
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| Regents of the University of Michigan |
| State Institution of Higher Learning |
| MI | 15 |
| 073133571 |
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| 06/29/2012 | $140,586 |
| 08/01/2010 | 01/31/2013 |
Project Title & Description
60 Hour Beach Forecasting Models
This project supports the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, pursuant to Public Law 111-88. Specifically, this project will use weather data from the National Weather Service (NWS) and the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory's Coastal Forecasting System to generate 60-hour forecasts of fecal bacteria at 22 beaches in Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania. This project will compare the accuracy of its bacteria forecasts with alternative predictions based on weather data collected at individual beaches. If it is found that NWS data can support effective beach bacteria forecasts, the new approach offers the promise of cost savings. Accuracy of these forecasts will be compared with forecasting methodologies assessed in Grant Number 00E00678.
Contact Information
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| Project Officer | Edward Pniak | 312-886-0405 |
| Grant Specialist | Prentiss Dixon | 312-353-3544 |
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