WaterNews for September 22, 2005

Benjamin Grumbles
Assistant Administrator
Office of Water

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:

• Assistant Administrator Gives Keynote Address at 2005 Global Water Conference
• EPA Celebrates National Estuaries Day
• Business Roundtable Launches New SEE Change Initiative
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Assistant Administrator Gives Keynote Address at 2005 Global Water Conference

Benjamin H. Grumbles, Assistant Administrator for Water, will give the keynote address at the Stanford Washington Research 2005 Global Water Conference on Sept. 28, 2005 in New York City. The conference is attended by a broad cross-section of industry leaders from companies in the water treatment, equipment, and utilities sectors, as well as experts on key policy and industry developments impacting future water industry growth. Speakers will include industry experts and policymakers who will discuss important trends shaping the water business.

EPA Celebrates National Estuaries Day

Sept. 24 is National Estuaries Day. This is an annual celebration to help educate people across the county about the importance of protecting the estuaries. To kick-off this event hosted by EPA’s National Estuary Programs (NEP) and NOAA’s National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERR) an interactive field trip "Estuarylive" to seven estuaries using the internet is scheduled on Thursday, Sept. 22 and Friday, Sept 23. Included on Thursday are New York New Jersey Harbor NEP, NJ; Jacques Cousteau NERR and Barnegat Bay NEP, NJ; as well as San Francisco Bay NERR, CA. On Friday, Sept. 23 the program will include Grand Bay NERR and Mobile Bay NEP, Alabama; as well as Tillamook Bay NEP and South Slough NERR, Oregon.

Classrooms across the country will tour these estuaries by asking questions of trained naturalists and educators leading the expeditions. For more information on each field trip and associated activities, and to find out how to participate, visit http://www.estuaries.gov and click on EstuaryLive. To find out about these programs, visit www.epa.gov/owow/estuaries.

Business Roundtable Launches New SEE Change Initiative

On Sept. 21, Benjamin H. Grumbles and other officials and executives attended the launching of the new Social Environmental, and Economic (SEE) Change program by the Business Roundtable in Washington, D.C. The SEE Change Initiative encourages Roundtable members to adopt sustainability principles as a business planning tool and to measure for accountability. Business Roundtable is an association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. corporations. The initiative is consistent with EPA's approach to sustainable infrastructure and water conservation. "We'll be looking for opportunities to provide incentives and remove potential regulatory barriers to water efficiency," according to Grumbles.

For more information visit their website at http://www.businessroundtable.org .

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