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Community Participation in Groundwater Sustainability: A Tale of Two Rivers
In some California basins, sustainable groundwater management can mean the difference between whether a species goes extinct or a community’s drinking water becomes contaminated. The stakes are high. Felice Pace, an activist who works for the North Coast Stream Flow Coalition, talks to Clean Water Action about salmon, surface flows, and the importance of community involvement in the Smith and Scott River Groundwater Sustainability Plans.
What do you wish more people understood about makes groundwater sustainability important in the Scott River and Smith River Plain? Surface and groundwater
Clean Water Rule = Critical to Maryland
Having a healthy water source is critical to our economy. From agriculture, to wildlife, to craft brewing, and clean tech, clean water is the lifeblood to it all. Headwater and seasonal streams feed the drinking water sources of two out of every three Marylanders.
A Big Win for Our Water in Maryland
As field organizers with Clean Water Action, we inform residents about environmental issues and ask them to contact elected officials to take action.
Clean Water - The Underpinning of Daily Life
Near my home, the Scantic River is a magnet for paddlers, hikers, foragers, picnickers - an oasis between the suburbs of Enfield and Somers, Connecticut. A new pub on its shores, Powder Hollow Brewery, now makes craft beer from our local waters.
Preventing Lead by Protecting Water in Massachusetts
Lead in water is the most significant source of lead exposure after lead paint.
Lead was a preferred plumbing material, particularly for water service lines, until it was outlawed in 1986.
The American Water Works Association estimates between 6-10 million homes are connected to a lead service line.
Lead in Water: A Health HazardLead exposure isn’t good for anyone; but pregnant women and young children are most affected. Physical and behavioral effects of lead occur at lower exposure levels in children than in adults. A dose of lead that would have little effect on an adult can have a