The Mitsui & Co. Environment Fund
Introduction to Grant Projects
INDEX="549"
NAME="Development of technologies for the improvement of water quality and substratum of enclosed water bodies including lakes and marshes"
TYPE="活動助成,"
YEAR="2007年度,"
AREA="日本全国,関東,"
KIND="NPO,"
ORG="Machi-nami Ikuseikai"
Machi-nami Ikuseikai
Development of technologies for the improvement of water quality and substratum of enclosed water bodies including lakes and marshes
Activity grant
- Project Description
Project for the establishment and dissemination of technologies developed by this organization for the improvement of water quality and substratum which are potentially effective in enclosed water bodies such as lakes and marshes, for water flocculation and precipitation using natural materials and activated microorganisms. Conducts purification for water quality and substratum using above technologies and monitors subsequent changes in ponds in Kanamachi Park, Katsushika Ward, Tokyo.
- Grant year
- FY2007 Activity Grants
- Grant term
- 2 years
July 2007 - June 2009
- Grant amount
- 2,700,000 yen
- Activity region
- Tokyo
Overview of the Organization
- Established
- 2003
- Representative
- Chairman Miko Ikehata
- Establishment purpose
- Aims for urban renewal of watersides, establishment of natural environments and local communities rich in civic spirit, regional revitalization, disaster prevention and environmental amelioration.
- Main activity regions
- Tokyo, Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Akita Prefecture, Nagano prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture
- Staff
- 68 part-time staff members, 68 full members
- Annual operating budget
- 15.8 million yen in 2005, 19 million yen in 2006, 21 million yen in 2007
- WEB site
- http://www.machnami.org/
- Main recent activities
- River transportation projects in the Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area, implementation of ship transport disaster drills, creation of digital map of rivers in the Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area, projects for the improvement of water quality, etc. in public water areas, projects for support of single-parent households (employment measures, support for business establishment), etc.