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*Water pipeline OK'd!*
Important Developments:
New T-Shirts for IEWK!
Created
by students of Canyon Springs High School's Academy of Creative
Technologies, our t-shirts are super cool! To
get your very own shirt, become an IEWK member with a tax-deductible
donation
of $10 or more!
Corporate Sponsors &
Private Donations
Money is tight for fledgling non-profits! We are looking for generous corporate sponsors and private donations to fund our crucial mission. Donations can be made on our website and you will be given a receipt for your tax-deductible gift. Corporate sponsors will be recognized on our web page and printed materials. Donations can be made to specific projects/programs. |
| Polluted Waters Map |
| Need a quick and concise visual reference of the polluted water ways in the State? Use the *NEW* Interactive Maps of CA Water Pollution created by the California Coastkeeper Alliance! |
| IEWK Job Opening |
| Adventurous Field Tech & Project Asst. (PDF, 191 KB) for a 12-month surface water sampling job in the San Bernardino area. Part-time with possible full-time in future. Must fill by June! |
| Local Activities |
May 31st: Free Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off in Riverside (PDF, 85 KB)
July 12th: San Antonio Canyon Watershed Annual Cleanup Day (PDF, 719 KB)
*These events and more are posted on our website and updated regularly.* | |
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 Please enjoy our May wrap-up! Inland Empire Waterkeeper (IEWK) is a grassroots nonprofit water quality organization dedicated to enhancing and protecting the Upper Santa Ana River Watershed through advocacy, education, restoration and enforcement. We look forward to working with concerned citizens like you to fulfill our mission. |
| Cleanup Chino Creek & Mill Creek! |
Need service hours? Does your Scout Troop need an activity? We've got 30 acres filled with trash. Call or email Autumn at (951) 689-6842 or Autumn@iewaterkeeper.org. We are putting together a list of interested groups (preferably 16+ years of age) that can be "on-call" as cleanup teams for Chino Creek & Mill Creek. If funding is confirmed, cleanups will begin late summer, early fall and must be done by Feb. 2009.
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| Snapshot Day 2008 - A Success! |
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Greeted with bagels and juice, two teams of Riverside students from La Sierra High and King High started Snapshot Day 2008 with beautiful weather and flowing creeks! Each team analyzed 4 locations on a total of 6 unique tributaries to our mighty Santa Ana River.
 Using meters and kits, they measured: pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, nitrate, phosphate, ammonia, and temperature. Most notable at all sites was the abundance of trash. All 16 students were empowered to do more and asked, "Why do they hide our creeks?"
Thank you to Ms. Hampton, Mr. Pitruzzello and Mr. Krick! See you next May! |
| Watershed Signage Program |
 A Web page is up on our website about the program HERE. Now the Santa Ana River Watershed will welcome millions of freeway drivers each day on 12 different highways with 12 signs that say, Santa Ana River Watershed: Keep It Clean!
IEWK is working with Caltrans, SAWPA, Santa Ana Regional Board, local water districts and other stakeholders toward a program for installing 5' x 5' signs to let people know when they enter our watershed. Along the SR-74, I-215 and I-15 we will also have 3 signs that say, San Jacinto River Watershed: Keep It Clean!
Each sign costs around $5,000 - sponsors needed! More details to come. Call Waterkeeper, Lee Reeder at 951-689-6842. |
| L.E.A.P.S and Transmission Line UPDATE
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[LEAPS is the Lake Elsinore Advanced Pump Storage project that is two-fold: hydroelectric dam above Lake Elsinore in the Cleveland National Forest and 30-mile interconnect transmission line through the National Forest.] Read more HERE, or www.stopleaps.info or www.evmwd.com or www.leapsforward.org. |
| Meet the I.E. Waterkeeper Advisory Board! |
We are pleased to announce the inaugural Advisory Board, made up of four outstanding men of science and contributors to different communities of the Inland Empire. We thank them for their service!
- Ralph Wagner
- Will Harris
- Duane Cook
- Bill Flores
Short biographies for each are on our website. | |
