Help Ensure All Americans Have Safe Drinking Water
Reliable, clean, and safe drinking water is something most people expect as a given. That trust was earned through protections like those afforded under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), which is partly responsible for the U.S. having one of the safest drinking water supplies in the world. Right now, that security is being threatened by a growing list of dangerous contaminants.
We need you to act now by urging EPA to expand its contaminant candidate list to include existing and emerging threats to our nation’s drinking water.
EPA Pledges to Strengthen Standards for Slaughterhouse Water Pollution
In a victory for clean water, EPA will update water pollution control standards for the slaughterhouse industry following our December 2019 lawsuit alongside community and conservation organizations.
“We are pleased that EPA has decided to take action and require modern pollution controls at slaughterhouses – the leading industrial sources of [uncontrolled nitrogen and phosphorus] pollution.” - Kelly Hunter Foster, Senior Attorney
Who Is Waterkeeper highlights the grassroots advocates of the Waterkeeper movement who fight for their watersheds and communities with unwavering commitment.
There’s an old expression in Montana: “Whiskey’s for drinking, and water’s for fighting.” Leading that fight as Upper Missouri Waterkeeper is Guy Alsentzer, who oversees a massive watershed totalling 25,000 square miles.
Bahia de Banderas Waterkeeper
Nayarit, Mexico
Bahia de Banderas is known as a water paradise. But with rampant development over the years by those attracted to its natural beauty, the bay is suffering from severe pollution. Bahia de Banderas Waterkeeper will mobilize the local community and visitors to become part of the solution.
