THE APPLICATION PERIOD FOR THE SAFE DRINKING WATER TASK FORCE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER 15, 2002 PLEASE CONSIDER APPLYING! The Sierra Club's Water Committee is seeking to fill four vacancies on the Sierra Club's Safe Drinking Water Task Force (SDWTF). We are especially interested in candidates with experience, expertise, and/or strong interest/concern in the following areas: Hydro-geology or Hydro-ecology; broadening knowledge and support within the Sierra Club for strengthening and enforcing the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA); public health implications of issues such as wastewater technologies, microbiology, toxics, solid waste; water conservation strategies and devices; and the overarching need for adopting and asserting "The Precautionary Principle" for all decisions affecting water quality and safety. Service on the SDWTF requires a commitment of time and energy. Activists who are already over-committed--as many of our best leaders are--may have to give up some of their current commitments in order to serve effectively as a task force member. For a better idea of the work we do, please review the description of the SDWTF and the list of qualifications for appointment that precede the application form below. Applicants must be current Sierra Club members. Selection of a new committee member will be based on several criteria, including: enthusiasm for safe drinking water activism; relevant areas of interest and/or expertise; location; willingness to help create a far-reaching program of safe drinking water activism in the Sierra Club; commitment to remain active on the task force for at least two years; and the ability to communicate effectively orally and electronically. Appointments to the Committee are made by the Water Committee, based on applications and phone interviews with prospective candidates. If you are interested in applying, please read and follow the instructions completely. We are only accepting self-nominations. If you know of others you think may have an interest in serving on the SDWTF, please, pass this announcement on to them. Sierra Club of Canada members are not eligible to apply. Please contact Sierra Club Canada at [log in to unmask] for information on Canadian participation in these committees. DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: November 15, 2002 A copy of the completed application should be sent (email preferred) to these members of the Search Committee: NAME: John Glenn, SC SDW TF Chair ADDRESS: 214 N 17th Street, Fernandina Beach, FL, 32034-2608 PHONE NO: H 904-261-9468 Email: [log in to unmask] NAME (EQST liaison) Doris Cellarius, EQST Co-Chair ADDRESS: 621 Park Ave., Prescott, AZ, 86303-4044 PHONE No.: H 928-778-6724 Email: [log in to unmask] SAFE DRINKING WATER TASK FORCE The Safe Drinking Water Task Force is a subentity of the Water Committee, one of five national Sierra Club issue committees that report to and advise the Environmental Quality Strategy Team (EQST). The other committees are: Air, Environmental Justice, Waste, and Corporate Accountability. Strategy Teams appoint issue committees, supervise their budgets, and assist them in developing and carrying out their work plans. The SDWTF is responsible for providing support and guidance to Club activists at all levels who are attempting to deal with issues affecting Safe Drinking Water, for encouraging better communication among SDW advocates both inside and outside of the Club, and for helping to shape national Club policies and positions that have implications toward protecting drinking water safety (overcoming on-going threats). The SDWTF is in its initial startup phase and has only one member, the Chair, John Glenn. For more information on serving as part of the SDWTF, please feel free to contact us. It would be helpful for any applicant to review the conservation policies relating To Clean Water, available on the Sierra Club website (www.sierraclub.org; On the Home Page, search: Conservation Policy). QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT We seek members who are currently dealing with threats to any source of drinking water, whether surface or underground, and those activists who are having problems getting agencies to perform their duty to enforce laws, rules or regulations for protecting water. Ability and willingness to use electronic mail and to participate in conference calls (generally in the evening or weekends) are required. Also, ability to travel occasionally to meetings or conferences is helpful. If it is official SDWTF business, members will be reimbursed for travel and lodging expenses, as well as telephone calls. In evaluating applications, the Water Committee strives to achieve diversity in geography, ethnicity, and gender, to build closer connections with grassroots leadership (which means that current or recent-past Chapter or Group leadership is a plus), to expand the Club's influence (which means a demonstrated ability to communicate with and motivate people external to Sierra Club is a plus), and to increase our ability to communicate more effectively within the Club about the issues and the accomplishments of activists at all levels. SAFE DRINKING WATER TASK FORCE APPLICATION FORM Name: Membership # (required): Contact information (address, phone(s), FAX, email, & best times to reach you): Sierra Club activities and leadership positions held, with dates: Environmental work (community, state, national, and/or international level): Statement reflecting interest in and experience with safe drinking water issues: References (3), with phone numbers. Your Chapter Chair or other Chapter leader must be included as one of the three. Erin E. Jordahl Director, Iowa Chapter Sierra Club 3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280 Des Moines, IA 50310 515-277-8868 [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask]