COME TO BIG RIVER/CLEAN WATER WEEK
     JUNE 1-5
     WASHINGTON DC


     Big River/Clean Water Week 2000 will feature information and
     training on Mississippi River navigation, the Farm Bill, nutrient
     pollution and the Dead Zone, the Great Lakes and contaminated
     sediments, citizen water-monitoring, CAFOs and other critical water

     issues.  A draft agenda follows this registration form.

     Our featured speaker on Friday evening is Howard Glasgow,
     researcher at North Carolina State University, nationally
     renowned pfiesteria expert.

     Big River Week will take place at the Wyndham Bristol Hotel, 2430
     Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20037.

     Please return the Registration Form below no later that May 11.

     For any questions about rooming or travel, please contact George
     Sorvalis at the Sierra Club at (202)675-6693 or email at
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     BIG RIVER/CLEAN WATER WEEK 2000 REGISTRATION FORM - RETURN BY MAY
11

     Mail this registration form AND A CHECK FOR $50 payable to SIERRA
     CLUB to George Sorvalis, 408 C Street NE, Washington DC, 20002.
The
     registration fee includes one lunch, two dinners, and conference
     breaks.  Registrants will receive additional Big River/Clean Water
     information, including a formal agenda, shortly.

     Name
     Organization
     Address
     City                       State          Zip
     Phone                      Fax            Email

     YES, I plan to attend the Big River/Clean Water Week.  I will
attend
     (check all dates that you plan to attend):

     _____  Thursday, June 1 (arrival date)
     _____  Friday, June 2 (MRCC and Sierra Club meetings)
     _____  Saturday, June 3
     _____  Sunday, June 4
     _____  Monday, June 5

     Lodging

     I will be staying at the Wyndham Bristol Hotel
     _____  Thursday night, June 1
     _____  Friday night, June 2
     _____  Saturday night, June 3
     _____  Sunday night, June 4
     _____  Monday night, June 5
     _____  I have a roomate preference (name:______________________)
     _____  I have my own plans for lodging
     _____  I request a single (and I will pay the full cost of the
room)

     PLEASE NOTE:  The Sierra Club will be making reservations for all
     participants.  You will be charged the room rate of $139+tax per
room
     (which can be split with a roommate) per night.  We cannot
guarantee a
     room for you after May 11th. LIMITED scholorships are available.
Please
     contact Susan Patton at (606)356-8582 for information about
     scholorships.


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     AGENDA

     BIG RIVER / CLEAN WATER WEEK
     JUNE 2 - 6, 2000
     WYNDHAM BRISTOL HOTEL
     2430 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
     WASHINGTON, D.C.

     JUNE 1 - THURSDAY
     ARRIVE

     JUNE 2 - FRIDAY
     AM - MIDWEST REGIONAL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE MEETING
     AM-  MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN ECOREGION TASK FORCE MEETING

     LUNCH - ON YOUR OWN
     1:00pm - 1:30pm INTRODUCTIONS - OVERVIEW

     1:30pm - GREAT LAKES - Issues Panel

     3:00pm - Overarching Issues Related to the Great Lakes Ecoregion
     CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS
     MERCURY/PCBs/PBTs
     AIR TOXINS / WATER LEVELS / EXOTIC SPECIES

     3:00pm - 3:15pm BREAK

     3:15pm - MISSISSIPPI RIVER - Issues Panel

     4:45pm - Overarching Issues Related to the Mississippi River
     Basin Ecoregion
     HISTORY, CULTURE, AND JUSTICE
     HABITAT RESTORATION / WATER QUALITY
     ROLE OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS
     AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS / DEAD ZONE

     4:45pm - 5:00pm WRAP-UP and What to expect on Saturday

     6:30pm - 8:30pm DINNER
     HOWARD GLASGOW - UPDATE "PFIESTERIA PISCICIDA" AND OTHER FOES

     JUNE 3 - SATURDAY
     BREAKFAST ON YOUR OWN
     8:00am - 8:30am PLENARY - OVERVIEW OF DAY - INTRODUCTIONS

     8:30am - 11:30am INTRODUCTION TO TMDLS

     10:00am - 10:15 Break

     11:30am - 12:00pm Logistics - Explanation of Afternoon

     12:00pm - 1:00pm    LUNCH - ON YOUR OWN

     1:00pm - 4:30pm   SEPARATE SESSIONS
     *****ROOM A*****
     TMDLS - FROM A TO Z
     MODELING / CITIZEN MONITORING / LITIGATION
     EPA REGULATIONS

     *****ROOM B*****
     1:00pm - 2:45pm NAVIGATION -
     2:45pm - 3:00pm Break
     3:00pm - 4:30pm ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-
     4:30pm - 5:00pm WRAP UP

     6:30pm - 8:30pm DINNER



     JUNE 4 - SUNDAY

     BREAKFAST ON YOUR OWN
     8:30am - 8:45am OVERVIEW OF DAY

     8:45am - 12:00pm
     *****ROOM A*****
     CAFO -
     CLEAN WATER CAMPAIGN / ORGANIC RULE
     ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
     HEALTH ISSUES

     *****ROOM B*****
     8:45am - 10:15am    DREDGING
     10:15am - 10:30am   Break
     10:30am - 12:00pm   RIVER, LAKE AND COASTAL
     TOPICS Dead Zone
     Floodplains Management
     Wetlands

     12:00pm - 1:00pm    LUNCH

     1:00pm - 4:00pm
     *****ROOM A*****
     COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS - CSOs
     WATER MONITORING

     *****ROOM B*****
     FARM BILL
     ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVE FARMLAND PROTECTION
     WETLAND RESERVE
     SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

     4:00pm- 5:00pm WRAP UP / EVALUATIONS

     JUNE 5 - MONDAY
     PRESS CONFERENCE
     ADMINISTRATIVE LOBBYING

     JUNE 6 - TUESDAY
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