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WaterNews for September 14, 2004Benjamin Grumbles WaterNews is a weekly on-line publication that announces publications, policies, and activities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water. In This Week’s WaterNews:
National Museum of the American Indian Opens Sept. 21 in Washington, D.C.Five Years after the groundbreaking ceremony in September 1999, the National Museum of the American Indian will have its grand opening on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2004 in Washington, D.C. Tens of thousands of people representing tribal nations and indigenous communities throughout the Western Hemisphere will come together for the largest gathering of Native People in recent history. EPA’s American Indian Environmental Office, Office of Human Resources and Office of Civil Rights have coordinated an effort to communicate the significance of the event and enable EPA employees to participate. A Native Nations Procession in which EPA employees will participate along with many tribes, tribal and non-tribal organizations and other Federal agencies, kicks off a week long series of events. To register for the Native Nations Procession at www.AmericanIndian.si.edu Steve Johnson, Deputy Administrator and Carol Jorgensen, Director of the American Indian Environmental Office are delighted to support EPA’s participation in the Grand Opening and will sponsor an Open House in EPA East conference room 3371C from 11 am until 3 pm on Thursday, Sept. 23. For further information please contact Janice Poole at 202-564-7616.Watershed Summit on the Delaware in Progress this WeekEnvironmental and government leaders from throughout the mid-Atlantic region are gathering in Wilmington this week to advance strategies for improving the environmental health of the Delaware River. "This is an important opportunity to coordinate our actions in protecting the Delaware River as an environmental, recreational and commercial resource," said Donald S. Welsh, administrator for EPA’s mid-Atlantic region. "The summit will allow us to set mutual goals for working as partners to continue making the river healthier." The "Watershed Summit on the Delaware, Making the Connection" is sponsored by EPA and the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC). The event is part of the National Water Tour sponsored by EPA’s Office of Water designed to address a wide range of environmental issues by encouraging communication, outreach and partnerships. During the event, state and federal officials are signing the Water Resources Plan for the Delaware River Basin, providing a unified framework for addressing and redressing new and historic water resource issues and problems in the Delaware River Basin. Signing the Plan for the states are Governor Ruth Ann Minner (DE), Lt. Governor Catherine Baker Knoll (PA), Bradley Campbell (NJ Department of Environmental Protection), Brigadier General Merdith "Bo" Temple (Federal Government), and Fred Nuffer (Vice Chair of the Delaware River Basins Commission and State Floodplain Coordinator for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation). EPA Regional Administrators Jane Kenney (Region II) and Donald S. Welsh (Region III) represent the Agency in signing the plan. "EPA is committed to working with its partners to improve and protect the Delaware River Basin. This summit is a featured stop on EPA’s 2004 National Water Tour because it focuses on collaboration as a key to success in addressing local water quality issues," said Benjamin H. Grumbles, the acting assistant administrator for the EPA’s Office of Water who was the keynote speaker. For more information on the summit, visit www.wetlandsworkgroup.org Grumbles Appears at Cuyahoga River Basin SymposiumOn Friday, Sept. 10th, Acting Assistant Administrator Benjamin H. Grumbles was the featured luncheon speaker at an all-day symposium, "Investing in Healthy Streams Sustains Healthy Communities," where community leaders from the Cleveland area met to find ways to understand and promote economic development by restoring the Cuyahoga River Watershed and Lake Erie. The event was sponsored by the American Heritage Rivers Initiative and the Cuyahoga River Basin RAP. The Cuyahoga is the river that caught fire in 1969, a major catalyst in passage of the Clean Water Act and in the establishment of EPA. Ben shared with the audience his impressions on the communities’ success and future efforts and outlined the vision for EPA’s national water program. Subscribe to WaterNewsPlease 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: Send an email message, leave the subject line blank, and address it to: In the body of the message write: Subscribe WaterNews firstname lastname (Please leave one blank space between each word, do not include any other message, and use your actual name- i.e. Subscribe WaterNews Robert Jones) A welcome message will appear in your email box once you are officially subscribed.
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