Purpose Celebration… …30 Years of successes Recommitment … …To work yet to be completed.

PurposePurpose

• Celebration… …30 Years of successes

• Recommitment……To work yet to be completed

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

Web SiteWeb Site

www.yearofcleanwater.org