Protecting Rivers & Your Clean Water
Extreme Drought And Its Challenges To The US's Clean Water Supply
Jenny Hoffner, Senior Director, Water Supply
August 3, 2012 | Water Pollution, Climate Change, Water Supply
This summer we have seen and felt the impacts of one of the worst droughts in the last 50 years. As of late June, over 55% of the country was experiencing moderate to extreme drought. The map to the right illustrates the drought’s far-reaching impacts; and while the most extreme effects are being felt in middle of the country, regions typically associated with “wet weather” like the Great Lakes, Southeast and Northeast regions are also feeling the heat.
Read more »Challenging Assumptions - Water Demand and Population Growth
Ben Emanuel, Associate Director, Water Supply
July 25, 2012 | Water Supply
Our new Money Pit report makes the argument that Southeastern communities don’t need to turn immediately to building new reservoirs in order to secure their future water supply - instead, new reservoirs should be the last option on the list.
Read more »Cautionary Tale: A Water Supply Reservoir Gone Wrong in Georgia
Ben Emanuel, Associate Director, Water Supply
July 20, 2012 | Water Supply
American Rivers’ new Money Pit report shines a spotlight on recent water supply reservoir projects that have left local communities in Georgia burdened by the expense and debt from building, or trying to build, these major water infrastructure projects.
Read more »Our “Money Pit” Report on the High Cost and High Risk of Water Supply Reservoirs in the Southeast
Ben Emanuel, Associate Director, Water Supply
July 10, 2012 | Water Supply
As a sizzler of a summer descends on the Southeast and prolonged drought again grips much of the region, debate over the region’s future water supply is as hot a topic as ever. In many communities, the approach to seeking future water supply is a traditional one: dam a stream and build an artificial reservoir.
Read more »Meadow Stewards Group formed for Hope Valley Restoration Project
July 6, 2012 | Water Pollution, Water SupplyOn May 6th a large group of passionate citizens from both California and Nevada came out to Hope Valley Meadow for a volunteer orientation. American Rivers and local partners are leading an effort to rehabilitate this iconic meadow that lies in a high Sierra watershed that feeds both states. The Alpine Watershed Group and Friends of Hope Valley helped recruit and coordinate this Meadow Stewards group, and were looking for volunteers interested in helping with water quality monitoring, streamflow monitoring, and photo monitoring in Hope Valley.
Read more »North Carolina Fracking Law Vetoed, Veto Overturned
Peter Raabe, North Carolina Conservation Director
July 3, 2012 | Fracking, Water Pollution, Water Supply
North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue vetoed S820, the North Carolina law that would allow fracking to happen in the state. The bill would have rushed to open the state up to fracking without the appropriate studies to assure that the clean waters of the state were protected from polluted fracking waste water.
Read more »Clean Water Act Integrated Permitting Framework Released
Katherine Baer, Senior Director, Clean Water and Water Supply Programs
June 12, 2012 | Water Pollution, Climate Change, Water Supply
I’ve got a pretty old car – a ’97 Civic with almost 250,000 miles on it. Because I’ve maintained it regularly over the years, it’s still going strong. Nonetheless, an old car sometimes needs updates, and I was just hit with a pretty steep bill for repairs. And this was after paying the registration fee, County taxes and getting an emission inspection.
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