Attached above is a sign-on letter specifically for CWN members from New York, calling for strict, protective standards for implementing the Great Lakes Compact. Whether or not your organization focuses on Great Lakes issues, Compact implementation is likely to have implications for water management decisions statewide, Apologizes for the tight turn-around but comments are due this Friday and the deadline for sign on is Friday, August 14th at noon. To sign on, please send your name, title and organization to knadeau@eany.org.

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Coalition letter on NY Compact Implementation.pdf

(Atlanta) - The Southeast can save over $700 million and new water supply for over one million residents by embracing water efficiency solutions like stopping leaks and upgrading old buildings. That's according to the new report, "Hidden Reservoir: why water efficiency is the best solution for the Southeast" by American Rivers, the nation's leading river conservation organization. The report outlines nine proven, timely and cost-effective steps that local leaders can take to save water and help ensure their rivers remain valuable community assets.

How to fund our countries wastewater infrastructure needs has been a hot topic across the country. The following are three reports on current actions on this critical topic.

September 19th Senate Hearing
On September 19th, the Senate Subcommittee on Transportation, Safety, Infrastructure Security and Water Quality held a hearing entitled, “Meeting America’s Wastewater Infrastructure needs in the 21st century.”

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."

On August 7th, NRDC released their 17th annual Testing the Waters guide. Thanks go out to the many Network members that participated in and assisted with the nation-wide release. Follow the links below to read futher on this. 
 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2007-08-07-beaches-water_N.htm

Attachment: 

2007 Testing the Waters Report.pdf

Region One is in the northeastern corner of the United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, Canada and the State of New York, consisting of the following states; Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.