Enforcement

Clean Water Network Groups Call on EPA to Take Away Alabama's Authority Over Water Permitting Program

Cahaba River

Fourteen Alabama environmental groups led by the Alabama Rivers Alliance have officially filed a petition with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw Alabama's authority over the water pollution permitting program because it does not meet the minimum requirements of the Clean Water Act. The petition was preceded by a report detailing the inadequacies and underperformance of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) in managing and enforcing the NPDES program in Alabama that was funded through the Clean Water Network's State Assistance Fund.

News Type: 
Member News
Region/State: 
Alabama
Issue: 
Enforcement
Issue: 
Pollutants (toxins, pharmaceuticals, etc.)
Issue: 
Runoff

Save the Illinois River Action Alert

Save the Illinois River (STIR) is concerned about a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) study for the Illinois River watershed in Oklahoma and Arkansas.  This study by U.S. EPA is now underway with the cooperation of both states. STIR is very concerned that there may currently be an effort to steer the EPA’s TMDL study in order to prolong and confuse its completion and implementation. Please check out the attached letter outlining the group's concerns, sent by STIR leaders to Administrator Lisa Jackson at EPA.  More information about STIR and this issue can be found on their website: http://www.illinoisriver.org/default.aspx Picture from Save the Illinois River http://www.illinoisriver.org/Photos/15486.jpg

News Type: 
Action Alert
Region/State: 
National
Region/State: 
Region 4
Region/State: 
Region 5
Issue: 
Enforcement
Issue: 
Pollutants (toxins, pharmaceuticals, etc.)
Issue: 
Water Quality Standards

Bill Would Block Higher Utility Charges that Penalize Water Hogs

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

News Type: 
Policy
Region/State: 
National
Issue: 
Enforcement

Healing Our Waters Coalition- Great Lakes

 

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;

Region(s)/State(s): 
Region 1
Region(s)/State(s): 
Region 2
Region(s)/State(s): 
New York
Region(s)/State(s): 
Region 3
Region(s)/State(s): 
Pennsylvania
Region(s)/State(s): 
Region 5
Region(s)/State(s): 
Illinois
Region(s)/State(s): 
Indiana
Region(s)/State(s): 
Michigan
Region(s)/State(s): 
Minnesota
Region(s)/State(s): 
Ohio
Region(s)/State(s): 
Wisconsin
Issue(s): 
Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
Issue(s): 
Enforcement
Issue(s): 
Impaired Waters (TMDL)
Issue(s): 
Pollutants (toxins, pharmaceuticals, etc.)
Issue(s): 
Runoff
Issue(s): 
Water Quality Standards

Natural Resources Defense Council- DC

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.

Phone Number: 
202-289-6868
Region(s)/State(s): 
National
Region(s)/State(s): 
District of Columbia
Issue(s): 
Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
Issue(s): 
Enforcement

Water Protection Network

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.

Phone Number: 
202-797-6617
Region(s)/State(s): 
National
Issue(s): 
Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
Issue(s): 
Enforcement

Environment Integrity Project

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. 

Phone Number: 
202-296-8800
Region(s)/State(s): 
National
Issue(s): 
Enforcement

Hot Off the 2012 Presses

Clean Water in the New Year!

Clean Water continues to be a hot topic in 2012! Several clean water news stories have already made the rounds in newspapers and electronic news bulletins across the country in 2012.  A sampling of a few that you might have missed follow.

News Type: 
Policy
Region/State: 
National
Region/State: 
New Jersey
Region/State: 
New York
Region/State: 
California
Issue: 
Oil, Mining and Gas
Issue: 
Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
Issue: 
Enforcement
Issue: 
Green Infrastructure
Issue: 
Wetlands

CWN Executive Director Speaks at STIR Meeting in Oklahoma

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

Member Organization: 
Save the Illinois River
News Type: 
Member News
News Type: 
Clean Water Network News
Region/State: 
Region 6
Region/State: 
Oklahoma
Issue: 
Dirty Water Bill
Issue: 
Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
Issue: 
Enforcement
Issue: 
Impaired Waters (TMDL)
Issue: 
Water Quality Standards

Clean Water Act 40th Anniversary Events

Eventsgroup
Start and End Dates: 
Tue, 11/01/2011 - Mon, 12/31/2012
Region(s)/State(s): 
National

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

Issue(s): 
Agriculture
Issue(s): 
Dirty Water Bill
Issue(s): 
Oil, Mining and Gas
Issue(s): 
BP Oil Spill Disaster
Issue(s): 
Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
Issue(s): 
Coast / Oceans
Issue(s): 
Enforcement
Issue(s): 
Florida Nutrient Standards
Issue(s): 
Funding
Issue(s): 
Global Warming and Water
Issue(s): 
Green Infrastructure
Issue(s): 
Impaired Waters (TMDL)
Issue(s): 
Pollutants (toxins, pharmaceuticals, etc.)
Issue(s): 
Runoff
Issue(s): 
Water Quality Standards
Issue(s): 
Wetlands