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Boil Order: North 6th Street

Sunday, November 24, 2024

On Monday, November 25, beginning a 9 a.m. are boil order will be issued for the 100 block of N 6th Street due to a water main valve shut off to repair and place a water valve and fire hyrdrant. The affected area includes the 100 block of N 6th St. between E. Clinton St. and E. Lincoln Ave, 208... more

Mayor Leichty's statement regarding recent flyers distributed throughout the community

Friday, November 22, 2024

In response to the distribution of racist fliers by a Kentucky-based chapter of the Ku Klux Klan in Goshen neighborhoods this past weekend, Mayor Gina Leichty has issued a statement reaffirming the city’s unwavering commitment to inclusion, respect, and the safety of all residents:. To our Goshen... more

Notice to Bidders:  Purchase of 2024 or Newer Medium Duty Dump Truck 

Thursday, November 21, 2024

 The City of Goshen, Indiana, is soliciting sealed proposals until December 12, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. (local time) for the above-referenced purchase in accordance with the detailed specifications included in the Specification and Contract Documents.  Specifications and Contract Documents for this purchase... more

Upcoming Events All »

Shade Tree Board

Today, 7:00pm

This meeting is in-person only.

Board of Zoning Appeals

Tuesday, November 26, 2024, 4:00pm

To view the webinar, please copy and paste this link on your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89051557762 Or call: (301) 715-8592 or 312 626 6799 Webinar ID: 890 5155 7762

Thanksgiving Holiday -- City Offices Closed

Thursday, November 28, 2024

July 2016 Stormwater Toolbox Newsletter

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Click here for the July 2016 Stormwater Toolbox Newsletter. (Return to the Stormwater Management Home Page)

The above YouTube video "Nutrient Pollution" comes from the United States Environmental Protection Agency. For more information on how to reduce nutrient pollution visit the EPA's Nutrient Pollution website.

Clear Choices Clean Water also has an excellent Phosphorus Free Fertilizer Commercial that shows how what we do in our yard can affect our local water sources.

To go beyond the information in this month's Stormwater Toolbox Newsletter check out the following articles:

on Clear Choices Clean Water
- Healthy Soils Pledge
- Native Plants & Gardens Pledge
- Lawn Fertilizer Pledge
- Water Conservation Pledge
- Clean Water Superhero Pledge (Just for Kids)
- Pet & Other Poo Pledge
- Septic Maintenance Pledge
- Volunteer Service Pledge

on Deadzones:
- Dead Zones
- Dead zones haunt Green Bay as manure fuels algae blooms
- Great Lakes Environmental Assessment and Mapping Project - Hypoxia
- Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico 
- NOAA - Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory - Great Lakes HABs and Hypoxia

on Eutrophication:
- Eutrophication: Causes, Consequences, and Controls in Aquatic Ecosystems
- Just Like Guacamole
- Lake Erie Expected to Have Algae Bloom (July 7, 2016)
- 10 Things to Know About Florida's Harmful Algae Blooms (July 18, 2016)

on Nuisance Canada Goose Management"
- Indiana DNR - Nuisance Canada Goose Management

on Streamside Buffers:
- Tennessee Urban Riparian Buffer Handbook - September 2015

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