Clean Water

Safeguarding the clean water that is the lifeblood of our communities and environment

Water. What could be more important to our health, our communities, and our lives?  By focusing our efforts on stopping pollution from sewage spills and stormwater runoff, American Rivers is working to ensure that our rivers and streams are safe for drinking, fishing, swimming and boating. And by safeguarding small streams and wetlands, we are preserving nature’s ability to filter and supply clean water. As droughts, floods and waterborne diseases intensify with global warming, this "natural infrastructure" will become more important than ever.

Our Clean Water Work Sewage and Stormwater: Cleaner water, safer communities Small Streams and Wetlands: Safeguarding nature's source of clean water

Press Releases River Protection a Priority at Federal Listening Session (07/30/10) ‘Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2010’ Introduced to Senate (07/09/10) DEQ Report is Wake-Up Call that Healthy Forests are Necessary for Clean Drinking Water (07/06/10) South Carolina Takes Critical Step Toward Ensuring Reliable, Predictable Clean Water Supplies (06/24/10) Upper Delaware Named America’s Most Endangered River (06/02/10) More

Blog Posts 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina – A Time for Better Decisions that Keep People out of Harm’s Way (09/01/10) Stopping Sewage Overflows (08/23/10) EPA Confirms Milwaukee as a Leader on Green Infrastructure (08/23/10) Falls Lake -- Cleaning the Lake Means Cleaning the Rivers (08/20/10) Supporting Agricultural Conservation Programs (08/18/10) More