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What We Want in Washington DC
The Clean Water Protection Act
The Clean Water Protection Act would restore the Clean Water Act to its original intention and prevent companies from burying streams with mining wastes.
Join thousands of people just like you across the nation who are taking a stand for clean water and healthy communities.
Come to DC and join people from more than 25 states who are walking the halls of our nations capitol and convincing legislators to "Give us Back the Clean Water Act!"
Contact your representatives today and visit www.appvoices.org for more information.
Congressman Nick J. Rahall II
845 Fifth Ave. Huntington, WV 25701
(304) 522-6425
Senator Jay Rockefeller
405 Capitol Street Suite 508
Charleston, WV 25301-1749
(304) 347-5372
Senator Robert C. Byrd
300 Virginia Street East Suite 2630
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 342-5855
The History
- Since 1977, the United States has invested billions of dollars to clean up waterways to meet the Clean Water Act’s main goal to “restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters.”
- Congress made dumping waste into streams and other bodies of water illegal. So what happened? Why are so many communities in West Virginia being plagued by toxic water?
- In 2002 the Bush administration redefined “fill material” in the CleanWater Act to include mining waste. Now waste can be used to fill streams across the country.
- Coal companies are able to dump millions of tons of mine waste into our streams affecting our once healthy water.
- Already 1200 miles of Appalachian streams have already been destroyed.
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