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Who Cares About Clean Water?
By Susan Eastwood - follow Susan on Twitter - @SCEastwood I live in Ashford, a town of around 4500 people that is 80% forested. We are truly rural. The Mount Hope River runs through our backwoods and the head waters are just a mile or two to the North. As I sit on my deck this morning, I notice the mountain laurel has burst into bloom overnight. If you listen, you can hear the river running over the rocks in the hollow below – the headwaters are just to the North of our property. Who cares about clean water? I do! Water testing has shown that pollution-point source pollution has contaminated
Finally Managing Groundwater
By Jennifer Clary, California Program Manager The California Legislature ended its 2014 session on Friday evening by adopting the first comprehensive groundwater regulation in the state’s 164-year history. SB 1168 (Pavley) and AB 1739 (Dickinson) provide a framework for managing the state’s groundwater basins that will require management plans and potentially pumping limits in the state’s most heavily used basins. There’s an old adage that says “water flows to money.” That is definitely the case with groundwater, as large cities, irrigation districts and corporate agriculture can afford to
Minnesota Water Action Wednesday Series
Minnesota Water Action Wednesdays is a series virtual events discussing pressing issues and topics regarding protecting our Minnesota water resources, learning the background and history, where we currently stand, what the future holds, and how you can take action.
Clean Water Action Letter of Support for the Confirmation of Radhika Fox
May 4, 2021 The Honorable Thomas R. Carper Chairman Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Washington DC 20510 The Honorable Shelley Moore Capito Ranking Member Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Washington DC 20510 Dear Chair Carper and Ranking Member Capito, On behalf of Clean Water Action and our members across the country, I am writing to urge the Committee to confirm Radhika Fox for the position of Assistant Administrator for Water at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Radhika has a track record of bringing stakeholders
Clean Water Action Comments On Delay of Effective and Compliance Dates [EPA–HQ–OW–2017–0300; FRL–10021–00–OW]
April 12, 2021 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Office of Water Docket Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY Re: National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions; Delay of Effective and Compliance Dates [EPA–HQ–OW–2017–0300; FRL–10021–00–OW] Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund respectfully submit these comments regarding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR); Delay of Effective and
