Here's how I fixed this: 

I used the Google Chrome developer tools in the browser menu to find what was connected to the footer area in the website. 

I changed the following: 

.container-wrap, .project-title {
    padding-bottom: 20px;
}
#footer-outer #copyright {
    padding: 10px 0px;
    font-size: 13px;
    background-color: #000000;
    border-top: 1px solid #666666;
    color: #777;
}

I also played with the color of the border and also the font size of the copyright. It changed the height from 70px to 50px.