The Clean Water Act of 1972 implemented broad federal protections for all our nation's waters. But misguided Supreme Court rulings in 2001 and 2006 opened the door for polluters to contaminate various waters that had previously been protected – putting the drinking water for millions at risk!

Now, Congress has an opportunity to restore the original protections of the Clean Water Act with the Clean Water Restoration Act.

Contact your Members of Congress TODAY to insist that they support the Clean Water Restoration Act.

This legislation may seem like a no-brainer, but House and Senate Members are under pressure from developers and corporate polluters to allow them to continue to contaminate our precious water supplies.

The following is talking points you can use when contacting legislators:

If enacted, the Clean Water Restoration Act would restore the scope of protections Congress intended when the Clean Water Act was written. It would:

1. Restore protections to drinking water at risk for contamination.
2. Streamline enforcement among Federal, state and local governments providing better protection of sensitive areas.
3. Help ensure water and wetlands used for recreation and animal habitats are kept free of contamination, disease and bacteria.

Representative Abercrombie is a co-sponsor of the bill. Thank him.

Our other Congressional Members can be reached at the following:
senator@akaka.senate.gov
senator@inouye.senate.gov
mazie.hirono@mail.house.gov

Bill Sager, ED, Hawaii Conservation Voters
bsager@hawaii.rr.com
375-1114