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January 12, 2012 | Greening Water Infrastructure, Clean Water
Amy Souers Kober
Senior Director of Communications
Water is the essence of life–a necessity delivered to us by our rivers. American Rivers helps guide smart policymaking about rivers and water management to ensure we have clean water flowing in our rivers and through our faucets.
Recently we helped Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Washington develop statewide plans to prepare for floods, droughts, and other consequences of climate change. Top priorities were sustainable approaches to water management, including water efficiency tactics and green infrastructure.
In Georgia, we helped shape the Georgia 2010 Water Stewardship bill, which established cost-effective water efficiency measures. And as a member of the state’s Water Loss Task Force, we continue to help strategize ways to create and meet water-loss reduction goals for water utilities.
In Washington’s Yakima River Basin, American Rivers helped bring diverse stakeholders together to find long-term water supply solutions. A historically divided group reached agreement on an integrated plan that combines fish passage, habitat enhancement, surface and groundwater storage, water conservation, and more. Our staff was instrumental in helping the various interests find common ground.
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Submitted by James Ehlers at: January 26, 2012
We are embarked on a similar campaign in our region. Please contact us if American Rivers is interested. Thank you. Sincerely, James Ehlers Lake Champlain International www.mychamplain.net
Submitted by Billie Welsh at: January 26, 2012
Our water systems are part of the infrastructure that President Obama wants to put people back to work on. We should support him and demand that our Congress follow through with his proposals.
Submitted by Phyllis Smith at: January 25, 2012
It is now that we need to do something to help replace all the aging piping in this country! It would put millions of people to work.We still have our electricity hanging from dead pine trees,surely this is not moving forward!
Submitted by Fred Oswald at: January 16, 2012
Not only must we protect our precious water, doing so will help our economy recover from the recession - and it will cost less to do it now.
Submitted by Jeff at: January 15, 2012
Let's stop sleepwalking and wake up to our responsibility to the earth, to the future of humanity, and to all living things.
Submitted by carl at: January 15, 2012
this is a good idea
Submitted by Kim Olson at: January 14, 2012
I'm definately for the preservation of our River's and will do whatever I can to achieve this goal.