Via the Natural Resources Defense Council (and for California residents only):

Tell Governor Schwarzenegger to appoint proven environmentalists to the state water board

California is home to 5,000 lakes and 30,000 miles of rivers and streams, many of which provide drinking water and swimming, fishing and other recreational opportunities for millions of Californians. But the state’s waters are threatened by pollution (during just one winter storm, more than one billion gallons of untreated pollution can wash over the land and into area waters threatening fish, birds and people), and global warming is expected to put even greater strain on our supply of clean drinking water by changing the amount and timing of precipitation on which we currently depend.

The State Water Resources Control Board is charged with protecting water quality and balancing competing demands for the state’s water by establishing safety standards and developing water protection plans, allocating water rights and guiding nine regional water boards. Each of five state water board members are appointed to four-year terms by the governor and confirmed by the state Senate. In the coming months Governor Schwarzenegger will appoint up to two new board members; these new board members will help shape water policy into the next decade.

Given the state water board’s critical importance and the increasing demands on California’s vital water resources, NRDC and other leading environmental organizations have endorsed a slate of candidates for the upcoming appointments with proven track records of environmental protection and shared these names with Governor Schwarzenegger’s office. Now he needs to hear from other concerned Californians that these appointments are too important to entrust to anyone who has not demonstrated a proven commitment to protecting our precious water resources.

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Tagged: environment environmental environmentalism environmentalist action alerts nrdc Natural Resources Defense Council Governor Schwarzenegger California water water board water quality pollution global warming climate change

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