Tuesday, November 27, 2007

TOWN HALL MEETING: Water Concerns & Solutions

Thursday, November 29

Wayne County Community College Community Room 236
1001 West Fort Street; Detroit, MI

5:30pm Reception (refreshments provided)

6pm Water Town Hall Meeting


The Great Lakes hold one-fifth of the world*s freshwater supply and currently provide drinking water to over 42 million people. Yet each day, our Lakes are damaged economically and ecologically by untreated sewage, toxic pollution, and invasive species. Furthermore, residents fear water turnoffs. Unless we invest in a solution today, the price we pay tomorrow will be much higher and future generations may never experience our lakes and rivers as we know them.

Join us in being part of the solution!


TOPICS & SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Sewage Overflows
Mr. Phil Argiroff, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

Storm Water Pollution
Wayne County Department of Environment

Industrial Pollution and Fish Advisories
Mrs. Roshani Dantas, Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice

Water Turnoffs
Mrs. Marian Kramer, Michigan Welfare Rights

Environmental Justice
Ms. Rhonda Anderson, Sierra Club Environmental Justice Program


If you are able to volunteer at the event, please call or email Melissa Damaschke, 248-549-6213 or melissa.damaschke@sierraclub.org. We need volunteers to help with refreshments and at the sign-in table.

Melissa Damaschke
Sierra Club Conservation Organizer
Phone: (248) 549-6213

Together, we will keep the Great Lakes GREAT!

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