Administrator Gina McCarthy’s remarks from the December 9th Celebratory Event at the National Press Club in Washington, DC mention the SWC and its new Call to Action. “EPA continues to coordinate efforts to protect America’s drinking water at the source and to address new and legacy challenges. We convene the Source Water Collaborative, a partnership of 25 organizations united to protect drinking water sources. (…) That’s why the organizations here are launching a call to action—asking utilities, states, federal agencies, and local governments to step up to protect source water. I encourage all of us to act. Utilities can partner with landowners and businesses, and make sure they have plans in place with emergency responders. Local governments can help with land use planning to protect water where it counts most. States can help update source water assessments and act on them to address the greatest threats to their drinking water. And federal agencies can work better together.”
Administrator McCarthy’s prepared remarks are available here. The final video of the 40th anniversary of the SDWA is now available on the ASDWA 40th anniversary website.
The SWC is encouraging all members to help promote this Call to Action, which is now available on the SWC home page. The SWC’s full promotion of the Call to Action is planned for early 2015. The full promotion will also feature a companion document that includes informational resources and tools for SWC organizations and their members to facilitate the proposed actions.