Request for Applications - Water Committee

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STRATEGY TEAM SEEKS MEMBERS FOR WATER COMMITTEE

Do you agree we need clean water?  Do you have 5 or so hours monthly to
contribute volunteer leadership towards promoting clean water, defending
the Clean Water Act from rollbacks and working to help Sierra Club clean
water activists in their effectiveness?  The EQST is currently inviting
member applications to fill three (3) positions on the National Water
Committee.

COMMITTEE OVERVIEW

Sierra Club’s Water Committee works towards long-term Clean Water policy
and implementation issues. Members promote these issues through education,
research, community outreach, material development, training the club’s
clean water activists, direct lobbying, etc. as well as developing Sierra
Club policies and guidelines.

Historically the scope of work on clean water issues runs the gamut of
water quality standards, anti-degradation, safe drinking water, wetlands
protection, factory farms, cruise ship pollution and reform of the Corp of
Engineers; to that extent they have monitored enforcement and commented on
state & federal laws, and assisted local clean water activists with
material development, trainings, research, etc.

COMMITTEE POSITIONS

The open positions entail pre-scheduled monthly telephone calls with
committee members across the country (currently first Tuesday of the month
at 8pm EST). In addition to the monthly call, committee members
periodically participate in e-mails, and administrative tasks promoting
clean water.

The committee currently coordinates with Sierra Club’s National Safe &
Healthy Communities Conservation Initiative Committee, the Water Sentinels
Program, the Marine Committee, the Rivers Committee, and the Water
Privatization Task Force to facilitate clean water protections across the
country.

APPLICATION PROCESS and DEADLINE

Appointments to the Committee are made by EQST, based on the application
and phone interviews with prospective candidates.  Interviewers will
represent EQST and the Committee. If you are interested in submitting your
name for consideration, please read and follow the instructions completely.
If you know of others who might be interested, please pass this
announcement on to them.

Sierra Club of Canada members are not eligible to apply as per this
announcement.  Please contact [log in to unmask] for information on Canadian
participation in these committees.

Nominations for the Water Committee should be sent to: Debbie Neustadt,
National Water Committee Chairperson at [log in to unmask] by Friday,
February 29, 2008.  Self nominations will be accepted.  Nominee’s
membership must in good standing.

Please provide candidate’s name, Sierra Club member number, address, phone,
fax, & e-mail along with:
1.    Brief history/outline of your Sierra Club involvement, including any
leadership positions;
2.    Brief description of your educational, and/or relevant professional
experience and skills you bring;
3.    Statement of why you would like to serve on the Water Committee,
4.    Three (3) references, including one from the state’s chapter
chairperson. Please include name, e-mail, street address & phone numbers,
as well as the person’s chapter and/or group position (if applicable).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Details on the Safe & Healthy Communities Initiative can be found at.
Additional information on the Clean Water Campaign is at:
http://www.sierraclub.org/cleanwater/overview/.

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