Each year, 120 or more supporters, friends and leaders in the work of the Clean Water Fund in Southeast Pennsylvania gather along Philadelphia's historic boathouse row, in a beautiful setting that overlooks the Schuylkill River.

In March 2010, Clean Water Fund released Everglades for All.

Over 1,500 Florida residents participated in our survey which was intended to get a pulse on how the public and diverse constituency groups feel about ongoing outreach and historic Everglades restoration efforts.

This survey revealed new opportunities for relationship building and will hopefully increase public input on key decisions in Everglades restoration.

Location(s)

Clean Water Action is pleased to serve as a sponsor for the 12th Annual Citizens in Action Workshop. We hope that you will attend and take advantage of this opportunity to learn from a variety of experts and visit with elected leaders including Representative Frank Hornstein.

Learn about:

• How you can get involved in the political process.
• Becoming a community activist.
• How to use the new tools available for communication.

Take part in roundtable discussions about issues that matter to you. Hear and speak with local and state elected officials, including Representative Frank Hornstein.

The workshop is free and open to the public.

Erin Brockovich and Clean Water Action staff speak out in support of new Public Health Goal for chrome VI; public comment now accepted until November 2, 2009

Better late than never: Fifteen years after the Academy Award-nominated movie Erin Brockovich brought the dangers of hexavelent chromium exposure to the attention of the public, and five years after a legislature-mandated deadline for the state to set a drinking water standard, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) finally began to take action. It's probably not a coincidence that the state finally began the process of setting a standard after Clean Water Action and other allies notified them of our intent to initiate legal action for the state's failure to meet its statutory obligation to set a drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium (chromium VI).

On October 19, 2009, OEHHA held a workshop giving an overview of their draft Public Health Goal (PHG) for chromium VI. The proposed PHG specifies a maximum level of 0.06 parts per billion level (ppb) of chromium VI in drinking water (read the draft here). Clean Water Action believes this is a health protective level and supports the proposed goal. At the workshop and at a press conference that preceded it, speakers Erin Brockovich (Brockovich Research & Consulting), Virginia Madueno (Clean Water Action California, Central Valley Organizer), and Renee Sharp (Environmental Working Group California, Executive Director) urged OEHHA to expedite the finalization of this standard. Scott Davis, a resident of the impacted community of Merced, California, also spoke at the press conference. At the workshop, former State Senator Deborah Ortiz (author of SB 351, which mandates the drinking water standard) underscored the real-world impacts of chromium VI and called for the process to move forward quickly

OEHHA has set a deadline of November 2, 2009, for accepting public comment. You can help urge speedy finalization of this PHG by sending a letter to OEHHA; click here for a sample letter: Sample Letter Cal OEHA Chromium VI PHG.

Location(s)

Date: Sunday, September 13, 2009
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Place: Andover-Newton Theological School, Newton Center, MA

Patrick Lucey, an aquatic biologist from British Columbia, has been an international leader in advancing new approaches to integrated water and energy management. Join us for an inspiring presentation on his work to transform barren, non-functioning landscapes into lush, lucrative enterprises. The evening will include dessert, a celebration of victories, and a forecast of what is ahead.

Location(s)

Saturday, April 4, 2009 (8 am - 5 pm with reception to follow)
Rutgers University School of Law, 123 Washington Street, Newark, NJ

Attend the New Jersey Environmental Federation's 23rd anniversary conference!

Location(s)

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2009
Time: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Unitarian Universalist Congregation Church, 835 W College St, Duluth
Description: Speakers, workshops, networking. Opening speaker Senator Tarryl Clark- Assistant Majority Leader. Meet your area elected officials. Free %amp; open to the public. Sponsored by Clean Water Action and the League of Women voters.
For more info: Contact Rosie Loeffler-Kemp at 218.722.8557 or rkemp@cleanwater.org

Clean Water Fund has a longstanding commitment to involving people in decisions affecting their lives, their families, their communities, their health and their environment.

“When Americans are asked to rate their level of worry about each of 12 environmental concerns, their top four concerns relate to water quality, with pollution of drinking water the top overall concern.”

– March 12, 2008 Gallup Poll findings