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Press Releases:

  • 3/3/2016: 30-Day Public Comment Period on the Deep River-Portage Burns Waterway Watershed Restoration Plan Draft
  • 2/4/2014:  Public Meeting to be held on 2-13-2014
  • 1/14/2014:  Kicking Off the Deep River-Portage Burns Waterway Watershed Initiative
  • 9/26/2013:  Funding for Deep River-Portage Burns Waterway Watershed Initiative Secured

Articles:

  • 1/21/2014 – The Times Hobart Community Section: Waterway Improvement Project Underway
  • 1/19/2014 – The Times Hobart Community Section: Groups to Launch Deep River-Burns Waterway Improvement Effort

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