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WaterNews for the week of September 5, 2002WaterNews is a weekly on-line publication that announces publications, policies, and activities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water. Inside this week's WaterNews: U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meeting International Coastal Cleanup Campaign for 2002 Call For Nominations to Serve on the National Drinking Water Advisory Council U.S. Coral Reef Task Force MeetingThe U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, of which EPA is a member, will be meeting
Oct. 2-3, 2002, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This will be the 8th meeting of the Task Force, which was established by Executive Order 13089 in 1998 to lead the U.S. response to the growing, global environmental crisis affecting coral reef ecosystems. The Task Force is responsible for overseeing implementation of the Executive Order, and developing and implementing coordinated efforts to: map and monitor U.S. coral reefs; research the causes and solutions to coral reef degradation; reduce and mitigate coral reef degradation from pollution, over fishing and other causes; and implement strategies to promote conservation and sustainable use of coral reefs internationally. Much of the agenda for the October meeting will focus on ways to improve the Task Force's ability to implement coordinated actions to protect coral reefs and evaluate the effectiveness of those actions. For more information on the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, please contact Macara Lousberg at 202-566-1308, or visit the Task Force web site at: http://coralreef.gov Forum on Contaminants in FishEPA will join the American Fisheries Society (AFS) and the Vermont Department of Health in co-hosting
the National Annual Forum on Contaminants in Fish in Burlington, Vermont, on Oct. 20-22. The Forum
brings together public health and environmental officials from states and tribes and other interested
people who talk about assessing the possible health risks associated with eating noncommercial fish and
wildlife. EPA has jointly co-sponsored the Forum with AFS since 1990. You can find information on the
agenda and registration on the AFS website at http://www.fisheries.org/FishForum2002.shtml International Coastal Cleanup Campaign for 2002Please join us on Sept. 21, 2002, for the 17th annual International Coastal Cleanup Campaign (ICCC), the largest beach and waterway cleanup campaign with data collection in the world. Each year, volunteers in states, territories, and worldwide, clear tons of trash and debris from coastlines, rivers and lakes. For many years, the EPA has been the leading Agency in addressing trash in our waterways, oceans, beaches and coasts. EPA staff from Headquarters and the Regions participate in clean ups around the Country. If you would like to participate in any of the local cleanups, please contact Javier Vélez-Arocho at 202-566-1257. For additional information visit The Ocean Conservancy's website at www.oceanconservancy.org Call For Nominations to Serve on the National Drinking Water Advisory CouncilEPA’s Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water is pleased to announce an invitation to all interested persons to nominate qualified individuals to serve a three-year term as members of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council. The Council was established by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide practical and independent advice, consultation, and recommendations to the Agency on the activities, functions, and policies related to the implementation of SDWA. The official request for nominations was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 26, 2002 (67 FR 54805). To be considered, all nominations must include a current resume providing the nominee's background, experience, and qualifications. Please submit nominations by Oct.15, 2002 to Brenda P. Johnson, Designated Federal Officer, National Drinking Water Advisory Council, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (4601), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001. For more information, see the Federal Register notice or call 202/564-3791. Please forward this message to your friends and colleagues who share an interest in water-related issues and would like to hear from EPA's Office of Water. To subscribe to the WaterNews listserv:
A welcome message will appear in your email box once you are officially subscribed. WaterNews will be sent to you at the end of each week. If you encounter difficulties subscribing to this list server or if you would like to be taken off the WaterNews list server at any time, please send your E-mail address to Gloria Posey at Posey.Gloria@epa.gov.
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