My apologies if you receive this message more than once.  ~ NjS



Here’s an opportunity for you to speak up in
support of clean water.  After passage
of the Clean Water Act 36 years ago and passage of a law requiring
antidegradation review 21 years ago, Iowa still has no effective
antidegradation implementation.  However,
the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be presenting a draft rule
package to the Environmental Protection Commission in September.  The department has set up informational
meetings across the state in July and August to share information with the
public.

These meetings are an opportunity for the
public to give the DNR input when making decisions about allowing pollution
into our water.  It’s very important
that Iowans take advantage of this opportunity and future regulatory processes,
including decisions about issuing permits. The dates and sites for this
first round of informational meetings are:

July 23,
2008 – Clear Lake, IA - Clear Lake Public Library – 10 AM

July 25,
2008 – Des Moines, IA – Wallace Building - 5th Floor Conference
Rooms – 10 AM

August
5, 2008 – Atlantic, IA – Atlantic Public Library – 10 AM

August 5,
2008 – Spencer, IA – Spencer Public Library – 6 PM

August
7, 2008 – Manchester, IA – Manchester Public Library – 10 AM

August
7, 2008 – Washington, IA – Washington Public Library – 6 PM

 

Attend
one of the meetings and speak up on behalf of clean water.  You can find more information about
antidegradation, including brief talking points, at http://www.Iowa.sierraclub.org/Antidegradation/antideg_talking_points.pdf.

Additional
information about antidegradation in Iowa can be found at http://www.iowa.sierraclub.org/Antidegradation/SC_antideg_handout_07-08.pdf,

 

Please
drop me a line and let me know the meeting you attended went.

 



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