Clean Water Coalition Urges Residents to Contact Representatives
Clean Water, Healthy Families released a video urging residents to voice their support of various water-treatment bills before the Maryland General Assembly comes to an end.
A coalition of regional water preservation organizations released a video this week urging residents to contact their state representatives to pass several bills focusing on water treatment and restoration projects. Known as “Clean Waters, Healthy Families,” the coalition is comprised of groups across the state including the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Edgewater-based South River Federation (SRF) and the West/Rhode Riverkeeper. “There are three bills we’ve been working on as part of a larger coalition, either through the Senate or the House,” said Erik Michelsen, executive director of the SRF in a phone interview. “We’re trying to urge legislators to get those bills passed before the session closes.” Michelsen said members of the SRF …
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Carol Nida
2:17 pm on Thursday, April 5, 2012
Kudos for the video and the numbers of the Senate and House Bills that may help clean up our waterways. Edgewater is particularly susceptable to polluted water because of all the development that has occurred without any thought given to upgrading and fixing the problems with the sewage treatment plants in the area. Warehouse Creek and the South River used to be places where one could swim. Not … more ›