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GoalsGoals
• Educate the public on water quality issues.
• Encourage & strengthen partnerships between citizens, private organizations & government agencies.
• Celebrate accomplishments of the Act & identify work that still needs to be done.
National EventsNational Events
• Joint Congressional Resolution designating 2002 as the Year of Clean Water
• Presidential Year of Clean Water Proclamation
National EventsNational EventsYouth Watershed Summit
• October 6 – 10, 2002• Smithsonian Environmental
Research Center, Edgewater, Md.
Improving Public Participation & Governance in Watershed Management Symposium• Date and Location To Be
Announced
National EventsNational Events National Water Monitoring Day
• October 18, 2002• Nationwide testing for:
pH, Temperature, turbidity, dissolved oxygen by Government Agencies, Volunteer Monitoring Groups, Students & General Public
• Low cost test kit available• Sites registered & data entered on-line:
www.yearofcleanwater.org
National EventsNational Events
Senior Watershed Summit • October 28 - 30, 2002 • Sandy Cove, Md.
World Watershed Summit
• October 30 – November 1, 2002 • Washington, DC
State & Local EventsState & Local Events
• Year of Clean Water Proclamations by Governors of all 50 States.
• State based educational and celebratory events:
• Water exhibits • River walks & cleanups• Beach cleanups• Science Fairs
What Can You Do?
• Help sponsor and participate in local Year of Clean Water events
• Participate in one or more of the national Year of Clean Water events
• Make a contribution of time, talent and money to America’s Clean Water Foundation and the Year of Clean Water
Board of GovernorsBoard of Governors
• The Honorable John E. Baldacci (ME)United States House of Representatives
• The Honorable Shelley Berkeley (NV)United States House of Representatives
• The Honorable Earl Blumenaur (OR)United States House of Representatives
• The Honorable Sherwood Boehlert (NY)United States House of Representatives
• The Honorable Christopher Bond (MO)United States Senate
• The Honorable Robert Borski (PA)United States House of Representatives
• The Honorable Jeb BushGovernor of Florida
• The Honorable Jimmy CarterFormer President of the United States
• The Honorable Peter DeFazio (OR)United States House of Representatives
• The Honorable John J. Duncan (TN)United States House of Representatives
The Honorable Howard Baker, ChairAmbassador to Japan
Board of GovernorsBoard of Governors• Denis Hayes The
Earthday Network
• The Honorable Jim Jeffords (VT)United States Senate
• The Honorable Sue Kelly (NY)United States House of Representatives
• The Honorable Joseph Lieberman (CT)United States Senate
• The Honorable James L. Oberstar (MN)United States House of Representatives
• Dr. Ruth Patrick, PhDAcademy of Natural Sciences
• The Honorable Thomas E. Petri (WI)United States House of Representatives
• William RuckelshausPrincipal, Madrona Investment Group
• The Honorable Robert C. Smith (NH)United States Senate
• Lee M. Thomas, PresidentConsumer Products: Georgia Pacific, Inc.
• The Honorable George Voinovich (OH)United States Senate
ACWF BoardACWF Board• Roberta Haley Savage, President
Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators
• Charles L. Grizzle, Vice President
The Grizzle Company
• Brenda Menendez, Treasurer
Florida Department of Community Affairs
• Thomas L. Adams
Oxygenated Fuels Association
• A. James Barnes
Indiana University
• Jonathan Z. Cannon
University of Virginia
• Elissa Parker
Environmental Law Institute
SponsorsSponsors
America’s Clean Water Foundation• Primary Sponsor• National Coordinator
Association of State & Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators (ASIWPCA)
The Smithsonian Institution
Government SponsorsGovernment Sponsors• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
• U.S. Department of Interior
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• U.S. Geological Survey
• National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
National SponsorsNational SponsorsEarth Force
Earth Day Network
Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement
Environmental Law Institute
The River Network
University of Virginia School of Law
Steering CommitteeSteering Committee• Roberta Haley Savage, National Chair
Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators
• Tom Benjamin
Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement
• Bill Berterra
Water Environment Federation
• Kevin Coyle
National Environmental Education & Training Foundation
• Margaret Davidson
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
• Mack Gray
U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Ben Grumbles
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Bob Hirsch
U.S. Geological Survey
• John Howard
Council for Environmental Quality
• Steve Hubbell
Lower Colorado River Authority
• Kit Kimball
U.S. Department of the Interior
• Ken Kirk
Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies
• Ken Kopocis
House Transportation & Infastructure Committee
• Dawn Kristof
Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturer’s Association
• Ken Margolis
The River Network
• Tom Martin
Earth Force
• Tom Morrissey
State of Connecticut
• Dennis Nelson
Project Wet, USA
• Diane Regas
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Kathleen Rogers
The Earthday Network
Steering CommitteeSteering Committee
• Diane Shea National Governors Association
• Ernie Shea National Association of Conservation Districts
• Karen Smith
State of Arizona • John Stoody
Senate Appropriations Committee • Patricia Rivers
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Steering CommitteeSteering Committee• Alan Vicory
Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
PublicationsPublications• Water: The Source of Life – Primer on water
quality programs
• Turning The Tide – Citizen’s guide to reducing runoff pollution
• Public Involvement For Better Decisions: A Guidance Manual – For anyone involved with public outreach programs
• Clean Water Student Information Kit – On water quality issues kits for students and adult learners
PublicationsPublicationsWhat Is A Watershed – A guide for children to learn about ecosystems and the environment
And Your Point Is – A children’s book on point and non-point pollution
Murky Water Caper – A children’s book as well as script and music for a play on water quality
Gee Whiz Water Quiz & Water Awareness Test – test your water I.Q
Contact InformationContact Information
America’s Clean Water Foundation
750 First Street, NE, Suite 1030
Washington, D.C. 20002
Ph: (202) 898-0908
Fax: (202) 898-0977
WWW.YEAROFCLEANWATER.ORG