Summer State Assistance Fund Opportunity

Remember to RSVP for the informational conference call next week!  Clean Water Network is teaming up with SecureWaters Inc., the manufacturers of AquaSentinel. Aqua Sentinel is an automated 24/7 water monitoring system that monitors natural occurring green algae to detect the presence of chemical toxins in water. 

 

SecureWaters Inc., will donate three of these water monitoring AquaSentinel Systems to three current Clean Water Network members to use on a waterway in their community, through an application process, under CWN's State Assistance Fund program. Applications will be available next week. The three bio-sensors will be given to clean water groups located in key geographic watersheds that are willing to monitor and share the data from the units, promote the program in their region, and take action where necessary.

 

State Assistance Fund (SAF) applications with more details about the AquaSentinel program, including eligibility and criteria, will be posted next week on the Clean Water Network website. The goal of Clean Water Network's SAF is to provide support for active CWN member organizations that work to protect and restore America's waters. Contributions (both financial and in-kind) made to organizations through the SAF program are used to support activities and projects that meet CWN's goal of safeguarding water quality for future generations. 

 

Clean Water Network will host a conference call next week, on June 19th at 2 pm (Eastern time), to provide an overview of this program and to answer any questions. Technical experts from SecureWaters Inc. will be on hand to provide additional details about their process. To RSVP for the call or to get more information please email Casey Knecht at Casey@cleanwaternetwork.org. 

 

Dirty Water Alert: 2012 Farm Bill

The following are links to three recent letters sent by members of the environmental community to Congress addressing Farm Bill issues. Please check out CWN's new  fact sheet on the Farm Bill as well.    

 

 http://farmpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Soil-and-Wetlands-Conservation-Amendment-Sign-On-Letter_final.pdf

 

http://www.cleanwaternetwork.org/sites/default/files/Farm%20Bill%20CWA%20Attacks.pdf   

 

 http://www.cleanwaternetwork.org/sites/default/files/Hold%20the%20Line%20letter%20final%2006%2012%2012.pdf

 

Clean Water Network submits climate comments to EPA

Clean Water Network recently submitted public comments on the Environmental Protection Agency's National Water Program 2012 Strategy: Response to Climate Change (EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0943). The  comments include specific recommendations and suggestions on EPA's document, released March 2012. To access the comments click HERE.  

 

New CWN Fact Sheets:

  

  

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