Announcements Late November

EPA Clean Water Act 50th Anniversary — The EPA has a series of resources to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. You can access a press release at this link, a Story Map at this link, and success stories at this link.

In this weeks Fresh Water News, a special report, examines questions of environmental justice in north metro Denver suburbs where thousands of families are opting to pay the equivalent of two water bills, as state health officials and a small water district scramble to resolve the problems and rebuild trust lost decades ago. They are also tracking a California initiative to put stormwater underground to combat drought; the addition of new cloud-seeding efforts in Colorado, and the Arizona growers who are planting water-saving rubber plants to keep their farms alive.

REW is seeking your input in this 5-minute survey to identify innovative, relevant, and feasible workshops where they can intentionally engage you all in your regions of focus or exciting areas of the desert riparian west that you may want to visit or learn from. The survey closes on December 7, 2022.

Water Hub's NEW Color of Water directory features the knowledge and lived experiences of more than 60 experts of color in water. Read the joint statement by Color of Water members on the launch of the directory and importance of equity and inclusion in the water world. 

African American Heritage Water Trail Story Map. Bekah Price (RMS) shares a story map about the nationally significant region from Beaubien Woods to Robbins.