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Public Involvement
Watershed Protection and Partnership Council
The Catskill Watershed Corporation
Federal Drinking Water Rule Making
Watershed Protection -- How You Can Help
May 10, 2007 Letter from U.S. EPA Region 2 to NYC Watershed Stakeholders regarding Primacy
On May 10, 2007 a letter from U.S. EPA, Region 2 was sent to NYC Watershed Stakeholders. This letter advises that the effective date for the transfer of primacy for the Surface Water Treatment Rule for the Catskill/Delaware water supply to the New York State Department of Health is extended to allow additional time for resolution of pending issues. For your information a copy of the letter is posted here.
NYC Watershed Letter [PDF 113 KB, 1 pp]
The Watershed Protection and Partnership Council
The Watershed Protection and Partnership Council (WPPC) was created, through the NYC Watershed MOA, as a permanent, regional forum to aid in the long-term protection of drinking water quality and the economic viability of the Watershed Communities. The Council serves as a forum for discussion and review of water quality concerns and other NYC watershed related issues. It is charged with the responsibility of recommending future action to be taken by the City, the State and the Federal Government to promote the concerns of the Council.
All WPPC meetings are open to the public. For more information and a schedule of upcoming meetings, please call the WPPC at (914) 734-1347.
The Catskill Watershed Corporation
The Catskill Watershed Corporation (CWC) 
is an independent and locally administered not-for-profit corporation created through the NYC Watershed MOA. The CWC was created to establish a working partnership between the City of New York and the West of the Hudson communities, and to carry out a number of MOA partnership programs.
The following CWC committees meet on a regular basis:
Board Meeting: 4th Tuesday each month, 6pm
Economic Development Committee: (call CWC)
Finance Committee: (call CWC)
Public Education Committee: (call CWC)
Policy and Land Committee: (call CWC)
Sporting Advisory Committee: (call CWC)
Wastewater Committee: (call CWC)
Meetings are held in Margaretville, N.Y. Questions regarding meeting times or requests for meeting minutes should be directed to CWC at (845) 586-1400.
Public Involvement in Federal Drinking Water Rule Making
EPA's Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water Standards -- this site includes the status of EPA's current drinking water rule making activities - a good "jumping off point"
National Drinking Water Clearinghouse
-- link to the National Drinking Water Clearing House which collects, develops, and provides timely information relevant to small community drinking water issues
Also check EPA news and press releases for updates on federal rule making and regulatory activities.
Watershed Protection -- How You Can Help
Everyone lives in a watershed. By making small changes you can protect and improve your watershed. You can make a difference through responsible choices in your daily routines or by joining with others to accomplish broader goals. Working through local watershed groups or individually, citizens can be very effective in identifying and stopping pollution problems.
“It's the little things you do that counts so much.” This statement has never been truer when it is applied to watershed stewardship. Whether its collecting debris off your front lawn, disposing of household wastes safely, minimizing or eliminating pesticide application, or conserving water, what you do does make a world (or shall we say watershed) of difference! Follow some of these links to get other ideas.
- How to Conserve Water and Use it Effectively -- from EPA's Office of Water
WaterWiser
-- The water efficiency clearinghouse. Lots of water use and conservation information and links.
What You Can Do to Prevent NPS Pollution -- a brief summary of do's and don'ts ranging from forestry practices to driveway runoff, plus a link to EPA's Non Point Source home page
More tips on protecting the environment (from the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay)
Do's and Don't Around the Home -- taken from an EPA Journal article
Managing Nonpoint Source Pollution from Households -- an EPA fact sheet
