Recent Events

Run for the Gulf 5K
Bluemont Park, Arlington, VA
Fri, 07/16/2010

Register today for the Run for the Gulf 5K benefitting the work of the Clean Water Network. The money raised from this event will support the Clean Water Network's Gulf Assistance Fund and the Gulf Restoration Network, a Clean Water Network member that works on issues surrounding the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. The race is scheduled for Friday, July 16th, 2010 at 7:30 at Bluemont Park in Arlington, VA.

Briefing: Tragedy in the Gulf
Briefing/Press Event
House Visitors Center Room 200, Russell Senate Office Building room 385
Tue, 06/22/2010

River Rally 2010
Conference
Snowbird, UT
Fri, 05/21/2010 - Mon, 05/24/2010
The 2010 National River Rally will provide a number of informative and exciting sessions on water conservation and quality. These sessions include a series of intensive, 4-hour workshops on Friday afternoon; over 70 additional workshops covering topics of interest to staff, volunteers and board members of river conservation organizations; office hours, mentoring sessions and real life, in-person conversations with funders and exhibitors; The River Heroes Banquet: a memorable and...

Green Infrastructure Briefing
Briefing/Press Event
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2253
Wed, 03/17/2010

On March 17th, 2010, American Rivers and a number of other groups hosted a successful Green Infrastructure Briefing in Rayburn House Office Building. The briefing focused on the economic and environmental benefits of greening projects. The well attended briefing featured discussion of HR 2222, the Green Communities Act and HR 4202, the Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act. For more information on the briefing see the...

The Clean Water Act: A Key Tool for Watershed Protection Advocacy Training for Citizen and Stakeholders
Caucus/Summit/Workshop
Arlington Echo Environmental Education Center, Millersville, MD
Sat, 01/30/2010

The Clean Water Act: A Key Tool for Watershed Protection
Advocacy Training for Citizen and Stakeholders

On January 30th, 2010, the Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center hosted an advocacy training session for citizens and stakeholders on using the Clean Water Act as a key tool for watershed protection. The course was intended to teach people how to communicate using the legal and regulatory language that government can't...

Choose Clean Water Conference
Conference
Washington, DC
Sun, 01/10/2010 - Tue, 01/12/2010

The Choose Clean Water coalition hosted a national conference January 10-12, 2010 in Washington, DC. Modeled after successful, nationally-recognized, annual conferences in the Great Lakes and Everglades, the 2010 Choose Clean Water Conference focused on President Obama's Executive Order on Bay restoration, the approaching deadline for federal Bay clean-up, and the pending Congressional re-authorization of the Bay Program.

Conference workshops and plenary sessions focused at a Federal...

Smart, Green, and Clean: 21st Century Water Management in the Great Lakes
Caucus/Summit/Workshop
Hyatt Regency Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
Thu, 10/22/2009 - Fri, 10/23/2009

Smart, Green and Clean: 21st Century Water Management in the Great Lakes: BIG SUCCESS

The Clean Water Act after 37 Years: Recommitting to Protection of the Nation’s Waters
Hearing
Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
Thu, 10/15/2009

The U.S. House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee held a hearing October 15th, to investigate Clean Water Enforcement failures. The hearing focused on concerns with the lack of progress by the Environmental Protection Agency and state agencies in meeting the goals of "fishable and swimmable waters" called for in the Clean Water Act.

Midwest Environmental Advocates volunteer and CWN member Judy Treml testified about the contamination of her family's well and...

Blues, Jazz and Rebirth of the Gulf: An Ecoregional Clean Water Summit
Caucus/Summit/Workshop
New Orleans, LA
Thu, 10/01/2009 - Sat, 10/03/2009

CWN joined forces with the Sierra Club, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and the Gulf Restoration Network to organize a landmark regional summit on Mississippi River Basin environmental issues in New Orleans. The Summit focused on developing strategies to address the enormous environmental challenges we face from the expanding Dead Zone in the Gulf. The event attracted more than 100 attendees! Through a generous grant from the McKnight Foundation, CWN provided travel funding...

CWN Treasurer Dereth Glance Testifies on Capitol Hill on Clean Water Trust Fund
Hearing
Capitol Hill, Washington DC
Wed, 09/16/2009

Dereth Glance, Senior Program Officer from Citizens Campaign for the Environment (NY & CT) testified on the Clean Water Trust Fund bill, introduced by Congressmen Earl Blumenauer (OR).

The Mississippi River Basin & Agriculture: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly!
Caucus/Summit/Workshop
Minneapolis, MN
Mon, 07/20/2009 - Wed, 07/22/2009

This highly successful caucus featured interactive sessions on pressing agricultural issues facing the region including the devastating impacts of nitrogen and phosphorous non-point source pollution from agricultural run-off, the impact of biofuel production on water quality and problems with regulating factory farms. Caucus participants also discussed how related federal policies are affecting the Mississippi River region, with an emphasis on water quality and quantity impacts.

CWN Capitol Hill Briefing: Factory Farms--It's What's NOT For Dinner! The Hidden Costs of Getting Food on your Table
Briefing/Press Event
Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC
Tue, 06/02/2009

Clean Water Network held the first installment in the Clean Water Network's important series on America's Water Crisis.  The packed room of congressional staff, environmental activists and academics heard a high profiel panel of experts speak about the serious  impacts of factory farms (CAFOs-Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations) on our

Clean Water Week 2009
Clean Water Week
Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC
Tue, 02/24/2009 - Fri, 02/27/2009

Clean Water Network's Biennial National Meeting: Tremendous Success!

Clean Water Week 2009 was held February 24-27th in the heart of Washington, DC. Clean Water Week, Network's biennial national conference, is a time for clean water experts from across the country to network with colleagues, participate in policy discussions and attend topic specific trainings. CWW concluded with a day spent lobbying decision makers on Capitol Hill and a Capitol Hill reception. A copy...

CWN Webinar: Influencing Stimulus Funding at the Local Level
Rally/Political Action
Thu, 01/15/2009

Clean Water Network recently teamed up with American Rivers and River Network to present a webinar on how you can influence the stimulus funding in your state. Most discussion about delivering money for water infrastructure projects has focused on the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRF). Each state has a specific annual process for spending these funds by establishing a "Priority Project List." The stimulus money is likely to be directed towards projects on...

Post Election Strategy Meeting
Caucus/Summit/Workshop
Washington, DC
Mon, 12/08/2008 - Tue, 12/09/2008

Clean Water Network held its biennial Post-Election Strategy meeting on December 8th and 9th in the nation's capitol. This meeting traditionally brings together active CWN members every two years to discuss the politcal landscape in DC as well as across the country resulting from either midterm or presidential elections. Participants met with senior EPA Officials, key Capitol Hill staff and members of President-Elect Obama's transition team on water.

CAFOs Hearing on Capitol Hill
Briefing/Press Event
Washington, DC
Thu, 09/06/2007

On September 6th, 2007 the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) held a hearing entitled, "An Examination of the Potential Human Health, Water Quality, and Other Impacts of the Confined Animal Feeding Operation Industry."

CAFOs Mini Caucus
Caucus/Summit/Workshop
Cleveland, OH
Mon, 11/13/2006 - Tue, 11/14/2006

On November 13-14, the Clean Water Network (CWN) held its first regional mini-caucus in Cleveland, Ohio, on the environmental and public health impacts of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs).

This event was sponsored by the Clean Water Network, the Environmental Integrity Project, Sierra Club, the Ohio Environmental Council and the Sustainable Agriculture Coalition. Caucus funding is being provided by the George Gund Foundation, the Joyce Foundation and the Turner...