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2010 Annual Report
water is fundamental
Over the years, Clean Water Fund’s programs have grown to encompass a wide range of environmental and health concerns. But all of these issues and all of our work connect to clean, safe and affordable water. This remains the fundamental core of our work.
Our issues have never been more important than they are today. They cut across the entire spectrum of environmental concerns.
Source Water Stewardship: A Guide to Protecting and Restoring Your Drinking Water
Introduction
Source Water Assessment Basics
Source Water Assessments must include four basic elements:
Clean Water Fund: Financial Information for Fiscal Year 2008
Fiscal Year 2008 (October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008)
Audited Financials (pdf, 261kb)
Form 990 - Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (pdf, 1.1 MB)
Baby's Toxic Bottle
Executive Summary
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(pdf, 364kb)
Bisphenol A, a hormone-disrupting chemical that is the building block of polycarbonate plastic, has been found to leach out of six major brands of popular baby bottles sold in the United States and Canada. Baby's Toxic Bottle: Bisphenol A Leaching from Popular Brands of Baby Bottles, commissioned by a coalition of U.S. and Canadian environmental health organizations, tested plastic baby bottles in the U.S. and Canada, including products made by Avent, Disney/The First Years, Dr. Brown's, Evenflo, Gerber, and Playtex, for leaching of bisphenol A. The U.S. bottles were purchased in nine states at major retailers: Babies"R"Us, CVS, Target, Toys"R"Us, Walgreens, and Wal-Mart. Tests found these popular bottle brands leach levels of bisphenol A (5-8 parts per billion) when heated. Laboratory experiments with animals show that exposure to this level of bisphenol A causes a range of adverse effects.1
Perchlorate Factsheet
Perchlorate is a chemical used in solid fuel for missiles and rockets. Small amounts of perchlorate are used in car air bags, electronics, fireworks and fertilizer. Since the 1950s, over 870 million pounds of perchlorate have been manufactured in the United States. As a result of its manufacture, use and disposal, perchlorate is being discovered in soil, groundwater, drinking water, and irrigation water around the country. Perchlorate also occurs naturally in the environment, and has been found in the Texas and in the Southwestern United States. Perchlorate is the main ingredient in missile and rocket fuel and has been found in ground and surface water throughout the country since the 1950's.
Other Publications
Rock Mining in The Everglades Agricultural Area
An Inventory of Existing Resources and Assessment of Impacts
Clean Water Action and its partners have conducted an analysis of existing scientific information on the demonstrated and potential impacts of continued large-scale rock mining in the sensitive Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA).
The outcome of this project is the creation of the first comprehensive bibliography of rock mining resources available for South Florida. In addition, the report provides recommendations for further studies that should be performed before moving forward on any new or expanded mining operations. Among these recommendations are the use of geophysical tools to provide more accurate images of the porous aquifer and further investigation into possible interference with federal and state Everglades Restoration initiatives. Results of the analysis have confirmed previous assessments that the issue of rock mining in the EAA is multi-faceted and highly scientific.
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(pdf, 172 kb)
Michigan Currents, Summer 2010
Here's an overview of recent Michigan program activities and accomplishments by Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund. Highlights include:
New England Clean Water Currents, Summer 2010
- Clean Water Fund and Clean Water Action mobilize New England communities to clean up polluting diesel emissions. See cover story, page 1
- Campaign to phase out toxic BPA builds momentum in Massachusetts. See page 2
- Information on "upstream" solutions, a fresh approach long supported by Clean Water Fund for protecting water and health before pollution happens.
California Clean Water Currents, Summer 2010
- Clean Water Fund's new campaign to force companies to disclose toxic product ingredients currently kept secret under "confidential business information" loopholes in the law. See page 2
- Information on "upstream" solutions, a fresh approach long supported by Clean Water Fund for protecting water and health before pollution happens. See page 4
- Big Oil's attempt to derail development of the clean energy economy, through a ballot initiative that was decisively rejected by voters this fall. See page 5
- Clean Water Action's insider look at what California lawmakers have been up to.
Everglades for All
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.
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.