Waves of Change, Rivers of Doubt
Global Water Issues and Solutions (hour-long radio special, rebroadcast for Water Week March 23,07)
Water... it's the source of all life. 70 percent of the planet is covered in it, and more than half of your body is made up of it. We use water everyday to refresh, revive, to subsist... yet, water resources are growing increasingly scarce around the world and access to potable water is
alarmingly difficult in some regions.
In this special, hour-long edition, we look at some core water issues affecting people around the world, including privatization, access to clean water, desalination technology, bottled water debates, and non-point source pollution.
A half-hour version of this program is available here
Greener News Room
Support for this program comes in part from the PRX Reversioning Project.
Senior Producer/Host/Writer: Tena Rubio.
Contributing Producers: Robynn Takayama, Lester Graham (GLRC - Great Lakes Radio Consortium), Sarah Olson, Sarah Meehan, Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Shawn Allee.
Senior Mixing Engineer: Stephanie Welch
Featuring::
“Headline News” - Wenonah Hauter, Food and Water Watch; Eric Olson, NY Advocacy Center/Natural Resources Defense Council; Wilma Subra, Subra Company.
“Water Privatization” - Kapua Sproat, Earth Justice; Duke Sevilla, Hui o Na Wai `Eha; Alan M. Arakawa, Mayor of Maui; Avery Chumbley, Wailuku Water Company; Wenonah Hauter, Food and Water Watch; Geoffrey Segal, Reason Foundation.
GLRC’s “Ten Threats: Bottled Water Diversion Debate” - Chuck Swartzle, Besco Water Treatment, Inc.; William E. Lobenherz, Michigan Soft Drink Association; Dave Dempsey, Clean Water Action Great Lakes.
“Bottled Water Debate” - Stephen Kay, International Bottled Water Association; Erik Olson, Natural Resources Defense Council.
“Access to Clean Water (Ghana)” - Pascalina, resident of Maamobi; Patrick Apoya, Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS); Ben Ampomah, Water Resources Commission; Michael Agyeman, Ghana Water Company; Leo Shang-Quartey, The Ghana National Coalition Against the Privatization of Water (NCAP).
“Desalination” - Karl B. Stinson, Alameda County Water District; Dr. Peter Gleick, The Pacific Institute; Richard Stover, Energy Recovery Inc.; Conner Everts, California Statewide De-Sal Response Group.
GLRC’s “Ten Threats: Rethinking Urban Runoff” - Brian Bell, EPA; Grace Troccolo, Chicago Center Green Technology; Dr. Stephen Bocking, Trent University.
For more information::
Alameda County Water District
43885 South Grimmer Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94538
510-668-6501
www.acwd.com
Besco Water Treatment, Inc.
www.bescowater.com
California Statewide De-Sal Response Group
2515 Wilshire Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90403
310-829-1229
www.desalresponsegroup.org
City of Chicago Department of Environment
Chicago Center for Green Technology (Chicago Green Tech)
445 N. Sacramento Blvd.
Chicago, Illinois 60612-1711
312-746-9642; greentech@cityofchicago.org
www.cityofchicago.org/environment
Clean Water Action - National Office
4455 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite A300
Washington, DC 20008
202-895-0420
Clean Water Network
1200 New York Avenue NW, Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20005
202-289-2421; Fax: 202-289-1060; info@cwn.org
www.cwn.org/cwn/
Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS)
PMB KA 24, Airport
Accra, GHANA
233-21-25 08 16; coniwas@yahoo.com
Earth Justice
223 South King Street, #400
Honolulu, HI 96813-4501
808-599-2436; ksproat@earthjustice.org
www.earthjustice.org
Energy Recovery Inc.
1908 Doolittle Drive
San Leandro, CA 94577
510-483-7370
www.energy-recovery.com
Environmental and Resource Studies Program, Trent University
1600 West Bank Drive
Peterborough, Ontario K9J 7B8 CANADA
705-748-1011 ext.1520 or 705-748-1569; sbocking@trentu.ca
Environmental Working Group
1436 U St. NW, Suite 100
Washington, DC 20009
www.ewg.org
Food and Water Watch
1400 16th Street NW, Suite 225
Washington, DC 20036
202-797-6550; Fax: 202-797-6560; foodandwater@fwwatch.org
www.fwwatch.org
Ghana Water Company
PO Box MB 194
Accra, GHANA
233-21-66 67 81
The Ghana National Coalition Against the Privatization of Water (NCAP)
c/o The Trades Union Congress, Hall of Trade Unions
PO Box 701
Accra, GHANA
233-21- 66 25 68
Hui o Na Wai `Eha
c/o John and Rose Marie Duey
575A Iao Valley
Wailuku, HI 96793-3007
808-242-8565; jduey@maui.net
International Bottled Water Association
1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 650
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-683-5213; Fax: 703-683-4074; Info Hotline: 1-800-WATER-11
ibwainfo@bottledwater.org
www.bottledwater.org
Mayor, County of Maui
200 South High Street
Wailuku, Maui, HI 96793
808-270-7855; Fax: 808-270-8073; mayors.office@mauicounty.gov
www.co.maui.hi.us/mayor/
Michigan Soft Drink Association
517-371-4499; Fax: 517-371-1113
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
40 West 20th Street
New York, NY 10011
212-727-2700; Fax: 212-727-1773
www.nrdc.org
National Response Center
(sole federal point of contact for reporting oil and chemical spills)
Toll-free: 1-800-424-8802
www.nrc.uscg.mil/nrchp.html
The Pacific Institute
654 13th Street,
Preservation Park
Oakland, CA 94612
510-251-1600
www.pacinst.org
The Reason Foundation
3415 S. Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90034
310-391-2245
www.reason.org
River Network
520 SW 6th Avenue #1130
Portland, OR 97204
503-241-3506; Fax 503-241-9256; info@rivernetwork.org
www.rivernetwork.org
Subra Company
PO Box 9813
New Iberia, LA 70562
337-367-2216
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - region 5
1-800-621-8431
www.epa.gov/region5
www.epa.gov
Wailuku Water Company
255 E Waiko Rd.,
Wailuku HI 96793-9355
808-244-9570; Fax: 808-242-7068
Water Resources Commission
PO Box CT 5630
Accra, GHANA
Other helpful links::
Drinking Water Information - Biological Indicators of Watershed Health
www.epa.gov/bioindicators/
Water Resources in the US - U.S. Geological Survey
(guide to America's water resources)
http://water.usgs.gov
Water Quality Information Center - National Agriculture Library
(list of over 1,000 web sites related to all aspects of water quality)
www.nal.usda.gov/wqic/
EPA’s Clean Water Through Conservation
www.epa.gov/OW/you/intro.html
Public Radio Exchange (PRX)
www.prx.org
Great Lakes Radio Consortium
www.glrc.org
Water... it's the source of all life. 70 percent of the planet is covered in it, and more than half of your body is made up of it. We use water everyday to refresh, revive, to subsist... yet, water resources are growing increasingly scarce around the world and access to potable water is
alarmingly difficult in some regions.
In this special, hour-long edition, we look at some core water issues affecting people around the world, including privatization, access to clean water, desalination technology, bottled water debates, and non-point source pollution.A half-hour version of this program is available here
Greener News Room
Support for this program comes in part from the PRX Reversioning Project.
Senior Producer/Host/Writer: Tena Rubio.
Contributing Producers: Robynn Takayama, Lester Graham (GLRC - Great Lakes Radio Consortium), Sarah Olson, Sarah Meehan, Brian Edwards-Tiekert, Shawn Allee.
Senior Mixing Engineer: Stephanie Welch
Featuring::
“Headline News” - Wenonah Hauter, Food and Water Watch; Eric Olson, NY Advocacy Center/Natural Resources Defense Council; Wilma Subra, Subra Company.
“Water Privatization” - Kapua Sproat, Earth Justice; Duke Sevilla, Hui o Na Wai `Eha; Alan M. Arakawa, Mayor of Maui; Avery Chumbley, Wailuku Water Company; Wenonah Hauter, Food and Water Watch; Geoffrey Segal, Reason Foundation.
GLRC’s “Ten Threats: Bottled Water Diversion Debate” - Chuck Swartzle, Besco Water Treatment, Inc.; William E. Lobenherz, Michigan Soft Drink Association; Dave Dempsey, Clean Water Action Great Lakes.
“Bottled Water Debate” - Stephen Kay, International Bottled Water Association; Erik Olson, Natural Resources Defense Council.
“Access to Clean Water (Ghana)” - Pascalina, resident of Maamobi; Patrick Apoya, Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS); Ben Ampomah, Water Resources Commission; Michael Agyeman, Ghana Water Company; Leo Shang-Quartey, The Ghana National Coalition Against the Privatization of Water (NCAP).
“Desalination” - Karl B. Stinson, Alameda County Water District; Dr. Peter Gleick, The Pacific Institute; Richard Stover, Energy Recovery Inc.; Conner Everts, California Statewide De-Sal Response Group.
GLRC’s “Ten Threats: Rethinking Urban Runoff” - Brian Bell, EPA; Grace Troccolo, Chicago Center Green Technology; Dr. Stephen Bocking, Trent University.
For more information::
Alameda County Water District
43885 South Grimmer Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94538
510-668-6501
www.acwd.com
Besco Water Treatment, Inc.
www.bescowater.com
California Statewide De-Sal Response Group
2515 Wilshire Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90403
310-829-1229
www.desalresponsegroup.org
City of Chicago Department of Environment
Chicago Center for Green Technology (Chicago Green Tech)
445 N. Sacramento Blvd.
Chicago, Illinois 60612-1711
312-746-9642; greentech@cityofchicago.org
www.cityofchicago.org/environment
Clean Water Action - National Office
4455 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite A300
Washington, DC 20008
202-895-0420
Clean Water Network
1200 New York Avenue NW, Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20005
202-289-2421; Fax: 202-289-1060; info@cwn.org
www.cwn.org/cwn/
Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS)
PMB KA 24, Airport
Accra, GHANA
233-21-25 08 16; coniwas@yahoo.com
Earth Justice
223 South King Street, #400
Honolulu, HI 96813-4501
808-599-2436; ksproat@earthjustice.org
www.earthjustice.org
Energy Recovery Inc.
1908 Doolittle Drive
San Leandro, CA 94577
510-483-7370
www.energy-recovery.com
Environmental and Resource Studies Program, Trent University
1600 West Bank Drive
Peterborough, Ontario K9J 7B8 CANADA
705-748-1011 ext.1520 or 705-748-1569; sbocking@trentu.ca
Environmental Working Group
1436 U St. NW, Suite 100
Washington, DC 20009
www.ewg.org
Food and Water Watch
1400 16th Street NW, Suite 225
Washington, DC 20036
202-797-6550; Fax: 202-797-6560; foodandwater@fwwatch.org
www.fwwatch.org
Ghana Water Company
PO Box MB 194
Accra, GHANA
233-21-66 67 81
The Ghana National Coalition Against the Privatization of Water (NCAP)
c/o The Trades Union Congress, Hall of Trade Unions
PO Box 701
Accra, GHANA
233-21- 66 25 68
Hui o Na Wai `Eha
c/o John and Rose Marie Duey
575A Iao Valley
Wailuku, HI 96793-3007
808-242-8565; jduey@maui.net
International Bottled Water Association
1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 650
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-683-5213; Fax: 703-683-4074; Info Hotline: 1-800-WATER-11
ibwainfo@bottledwater.org
www.bottledwater.org
Mayor, County of Maui
200 South High Street
Wailuku, Maui, HI 96793
808-270-7855; Fax: 808-270-8073; mayors.office@mauicounty.gov
www.co.maui.hi.us/mayor/
Michigan Soft Drink Association
517-371-4499; Fax: 517-371-1113
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
40 West 20th Street
New York, NY 10011
212-727-2700; Fax: 212-727-1773
www.nrdc.org
National Response Center
(sole federal point of contact for reporting oil and chemical spills)
Toll-free: 1-800-424-8802
www.nrc.uscg.mil/nrchp.html
The Pacific Institute
654 13th Street,
Preservation Park
Oakland, CA 94612
510-251-1600
www.pacinst.org
The Reason Foundation
3415 S. Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90034
310-391-2245
www.reason.org
River Network
520 SW 6th Avenue #1130
Portland, OR 97204
503-241-3506; Fax 503-241-9256; info@rivernetwork.org
www.rivernetwork.org
Subra Company
PO Box 9813
New Iberia, LA 70562
337-367-2216
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - region 5
1-800-621-8431
www.epa.gov/region5
www.epa.gov
Wailuku Water Company
255 E Waiko Rd.,
Wailuku HI 96793-9355
808-244-9570; Fax: 808-242-7068
Water Resources Commission
PO Box CT 5630
Accra, GHANA
Other helpful links::
Drinking Water Information - Biological Indicators of Watershed Health
www.epa.gov/bioindicators/
Water Resources in the US - U.S. Geological Survey
(guide to America's water resources)
http://water.usgs.gov
Water Quality Information Center - National Agriculture Library
(list of over 1,000 web sites related to all aspects of water quality)
www.nal.usda.gov/wqic/
EPA’s Clean Water Through Conservation
www.epa.gov/OW/you/intro.html
Public Radio Exchange (PRX)
www.prx.org
Great Lakes Radio Consortium
www.glrc.org
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