-- > SIERRA CLUB WATER COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENT: REQUEST > FOR APPLICANTS > > The Water Committee of the Environmental Quality > Strategy Team (EQST) is > looking for new members who are committed to > the protection of water quality and aquatic > habitats, to the promotion > of safe drinking water, and/or to the > implementation of > the Clean Water Act and any other laws relevant to > the Water Committee's > efforts. > > The Water Committee is currently working on a safe > drinking water > campaign (Safe Drinking Water Task Force); > protection > of aquatic habitat from cruise ship discharges; > wetlands > conservation-related activities (Wetlands Working > Group); water > quality antidegradation policies in support of the > CWA; and review of a > water privatization policy. The committee may > expand its scope in the future depending on the > interests and energies > of the committee members, events and Club > priorities. > > Persons with a background in water biology or > chemistry or who have > experience working on water issues at the Chapter > level > are particularly sought. Ability and willingness to > use electronic mail > and to participate in conference calls (generally in > the > evening) are required. Applicants must be current > Sierra Club members. > (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.) > > Appointments to the Committee are made by the EQST, > based on > recommendations from the selection team. > > THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF NOMINATIONS IS August > 15, 2003. > > Applications should be forwarded (email preferred) > to: > > Elaine Giessel - 913-888-8517 > (day/evening) > [log in to unmask] > > Robin Mann - 610-527-4598 > (day/evening) > [log in to unmask] > > > ************************************************************* > > PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING AND SUBMITE BY AUGUST > 15, 2003: > > Name: > > Membership #: > > Contact information (address, phone(s), fax, email): > > Sierra Club activities and leadership positions > held, with dates: > > Environmental work (community, state, national > level): > > Statement of why you would like to serve on the > Water Committee: > > Two references, with phone numbers. One must be > your Chapter Chair: > > ************************************************************* > THE SIERRA CLUB WATER COMMITTEE > > The Water Committee is one of five national Sierra > Club issue committees > that report to and advise the Environmental Quality > Strategy Team. The other committees are: Air, > Environmental Justice, > Waste, and Corporate Accountability. The Water > Committee is responsible for providing support and > guidance to Club > activists who are attempting to deal with water > quality issues, and for helping to shape national > Club policies and > positions on water quality. > > The current members of the Water Committee are > Albert Ettinger, IL > [Chair]; Robin Mann, PA; Hank Graddy, KY; Gershon > Cohen, AK, Roy Hengerson, MO, John Glenn, FL, and > Richard Coleman, FL. > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > - - - - - - > To get off the HQ-ANNOUNCEMENTS list, send any > message to: > [log in to unmask] __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]