A bill, SB 1244, has been submitted by a senate sub comity chairman that would prevent private water utilities from charging higher rates for high consumption of water.  Some are concerned that this will prevent utilities from encouraging water conservation.

Read the article at ‘The Current’ - http://www.thefloridacurrent.com/article.cfm?id=26004305

Mission

The coalition’s mission is to secure a sustainable Great Lakes restoration plan and the funding needed to implement it. The coalition seeks to:

· stop sewage contamination that closes beaches and harms recreational opportunities;

· clean up toxic sediments that threaten the health of people and wildlife;

· prevent polluted runoff from cities and farms that harm water quality;

NRDC is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. We use law, science and the support of 1.3 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things.

The Water Protection Network (formerly Corps Reform Network), a coalition of hundreds of organizations from around the country, supports member groups advocating to ensure water projects and policies are economically and environmentally sound.

EIP combines research, reporting and media outreach to spotlight illegal pollution and expose political intimidation of enforcement staff, and encourage federal and state agencies to take enforcement action to stop these practices. 

CWN Executive Director Natalie Roy recently spoke at Save the Illinois River's (STIR) annual membership meeting.  

Clean Water Network has put together a calendar of  Clean Water Act 40th Anniversary events taking place across the country in 2012.  You can access the calendar by clicking on the link below.  To add an event to the calendar, please send an email with the event details and contact information to: cwnheadquarters@cwn.org. Thanks!

Calendar of Clean Water Act 40th Anniversary Events