Take action today! Tell Representative Jim Nussle to Support an Increase in Federal Water Infrastructure Funding Call Rep. Nussle at 202-225-6576. Your voice is needed to provide critical funding for water infrastructure to keep sewage and stormwater pollution out of our waterways and to ensure that our drinking water is safe. Iowa's Rep. Jim Nussle sits on the House Budget Committee. This Committee is likely to vote this week on whether to accept an increase of funding for clean water. The Senate has already adopted an amendment that would provide $5.2 billion in clean water and safe drinking water funding, more than double the amount currently in the House Budget. If Rep. Nussle is your member in Congress please call him today at 202-225-6576 and tell him to support increasing the available funds for the Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water Revolving Fund to the same level already approved by the Senate. Now is the time to speak up and secure funding to improve outdated sewage treatment systems and to upgrade drinking water treatment facilities to remove lead and other contaminants that threaten public health. Increased funding for the State Revolving Fund will help communities maintain and enhance their critical water infrastructure and create thousands of new jobs. Please forward this message to your individual members or other lists of activists. Thank you for taking action! WHAT TO SAY ON THE PHONE: 1. Please support increasing the available funds for the Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water Revolving Fund to the same level already approved by the Senate - $5.2 billion. 2. The EPA in 2002 released a study showing that insufficient funding is available for communities to meet their clean water needs; at the current rate of expenditures, the gap in funding for clean water and safe drinking water infrastructure would be a trillion dollars by 2019. 3. Relate a personal story on how dilapidated sewer systems, contaminated drinking water quality, or polluted runoff is threatening your quality of life. Joshua R. Klein Grassroots Advocacy Coordinator Clean Water Network 1200 New York Avenue, NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20005 202-289-2421 [log in to unmask] Forwarded by Jane Clark - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp