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The State of The Spring 2009 New York’s Leading Clean Water Advocate THE STATE OF THE RIVER1609-2109 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: “How’s the Water?” Riverkeeper Tests Water Quality Gas Drilling: The Latest Threat to the NYC Watershed Board of Directors DEAR FRIENDS, George Hornig Jed Alpert 2009 is a year of milestones. Chair Joe Boren This September marks the 400th anniversary of Henry Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Vice Chair Lorraine Bracco Hudson’s voyage up the majestic river that bears his name – Peggy Cullen Hamilton Fish the river that has been a lifeline to generations, from Native Secretary Robert Gabrielson Americans, to the Dutch, to commercial fishermen and to Dr. Howard A. Rubin Anne Hearst McInerney Treasurer others whose livelihoods depend on a healthy Hudson. David Kowitz Alex Matthiessen Beginning next month and throughout the summer, Riverkeeper President John McEnroe will commemorate this quadricentennial anniversary with a Doni Belau Jeff Resnick Executive Committee touring exhibit, “A Hudson River Journey: 1609-2109,” which Michael Richter Binta Niambi Brown will appear in approximately 15 cities and towns. (Please see the back of this journal for a Dennis Rivera Executive Committee Renee Rockefeller partial schedule and come out and join us!) Ann Colley Executive Committee Ronald A. DeSilva, The quadricentennial is just one of the milestones Riverkeeper is celebrating this year. Emeritus Amanda Hearst For the first time in our 43-year history, Riverkeeper brought a seminal case against the Executive Committee Arthur Glowka, Emeritus power plant industry and the Bush EPA that made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court. John Abplanalp Henry Lewis Kingsley, Emeritus While the Supreme Court ultimately ruled against us on a narrow issue related to the William Abranowicz Richard R. Knabel, EPA’s use of cost benefit analysis, the Court nonetheless upheld the rest of the lower court John H. Adams Emeritus decision that sided with Riverkeeper on every aspect of the case, delivering a major victory to environmentalists who have long fought to stop the needless slaughter of fish at our Staff nation’s power plants. Per the Court’s order, the EPA must scrap the Bush regulations ALEX MATTHIESSEN STELLA LIROSI Hudson Riverkeeper & Operations Director governing cooling water intake structures and start again. We are confident that the President HEARTIE LOOK Obama-Jackson EPA will issue a new regulation that adheres to Congress’ original intent ROBERT F. K ENNEDY,JR. Volunteer Coordinator to “minimize adverse environmental impacts.” Chief Prosecuting Attorney CRAIG MICHAELS This spring, we will begin the second phase of a landmark water quality testing program DEBORAH BRANCATO Watershed Program Staff Attorney Director where we sample and analyze the entire estuary and make our results available to the public TRACY BROWN PHILLIP MUSEGAAS on our website. And, in the latest effort to protect our drinking water, Riverkeeper was the Communications Director Hudson River Program first among a coalition of environmental groups to call for a ban on natural gas drilling in Director ALLISON CHAMBERLAIN the NYC Watershed. Membership Services Manager PAMELA PINTO Assistant to the President We also recently launched a tap water campaign to educate New Yorkers about the GWENDOLYN CHAMBERS Communications Producer MARY BETH POSTMAN superior quality of their drinking water and the serious economic and environmental Executive Assistant to consequences of consuming bottled water. Finally, General Electric’s PCB clean up is RAMONA CEARLEY Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Assistant to Hudson River scheduled to begin in May. While we will be relieved to see the clean up finally underway, Program JAY SIMPSON Staff Attorney we will have to remain ever vigilant to make sure GE finishes the job. TARA D’ANDREA Grants Manager VICTOR TAFUR Clearly, we have much to celebrate during this quadricentennial year. Not only have we Senior Attorney made great strides in improving water quality locally, but we have a new administration in KATARINA DUPLESSY Vice President & COO REBECCA TROUTMAN Washington that takes seriously the rule of law and recognizes the importance – to our Staff Attorney ROSE MARIE GRANDE health and economic prosperity – of protecting our environment. Administrative Assistant JOSH VERLEUN Investigator/Staff Attorney And yet, there is no getting around these tough economic times, which make things JOHN LIPSCOMB difficult for non-profits like Riverkeeper and give industry an excuse for not investing in Boat Captain BILL WEGNER Staff Scientist pollution abatement. That’s why we are counting on you for your continued support. If we let down our guard now, we will quickly lose ground on the many gains we’ve made since the Clean Water Act was passed nearly 40 years ago. But, if we redouble our efforts to strengthen our WWW.RIVERKEEPER.ORG environmental laws, while reinvesting in our infrastructure and greening the economy, then ©RIVERKEEPER 2009. READERS’ LETTERS & COMMENTS WELCOME. RIVERKEEPER IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK AND SERVICE MARK 2109 will be the year when our great grandchildren celebrate the work we did and the river OF RIVERKEEPER,INC.ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. we left them. — Alex Matthiessen, Hudson Riverkeeper & President PRINTED ON 100% RECYCLED PAPER, NATURALLY Riverkeeper’s mission is to protect the ecological integrity of the Hudson River and its tributaries, and to safeguard the drinking water supply of New York City and the lower Hudson Valley. > Get Involved! And know that your investment in Riverkeeper will 2 make a real difference for the health of our waterways Letter from The Hudson Riverkeeper and the people and wildlife that depend on them. Membership Sustainer Giving 4 Become a member today by Use your credit card to spread 4 Patrol Boat Log making an online donation at your donation into monthly www.riverkeeper.org, mailing installments. Sustainers allow us in a check, or calling us at to reduce mailing and adminis- (914) 478-4501 x232. trative costs. Join online. 6 Personal Fundraising Employee Campaigns Hudson River Program Pages/ Membership Drives Designate Riverkeeper as the Create a personal fundraising recipient of your company’s page online—the most eco- United Way or Earth Share 6 friendly way to make a campaign contributions. 10 difference. Celebrate a special Tribute/Memorial Gifts The Docket occasion or champion a group Honor friends or family of co-workers, students or members on a special occasion community organizers to with aTribute Gift. Honor the become Riverkeeper members. memory of a loved one with 13 Visit www.riverkeeper.org to a Memorial Gift. Policy Updates get started. Special Events Major Gifts – Designated 13 Riverkeeper connects with Campaign Gift its members and supporters Riverkeeper will use your gift to 14 meet our greatest needs, or you throughout the year with one-of- Watershed News a-kind events. Visit our calendar can choose to designate your gift at www.riverkeeper.org or to a preferred campaign. Gifts of sign up for our e-newsletter to stock can be made by contacting learn about upcoming events. National Financial Services at (800)752-7053, DTC 0226 18 Sponsorship Account # KPA-163759. Cover Story: Strategic philanthropy benefits 14 The State of the River: 1609-2109 Riverkeeper and affords spon- Planned and Estate Giving sorship partners with unequalled Name Riverkeeper as a benefici- community relations and visibility. ary of your estate, trust or other Contact Brian Wiley to learn planned giving options and know that your generosity sus- 22 more at [email protected]. tains our mission and builds a Member News Volunteering lasting legacy to your memory. Riverkeeper depends on gifts of time and talent from volunteers For additional information on to carry out our mission. getting involved, contact Brian 18 See “Volunteer Corner” in the Wiley, Development Director, back of this journal for specific at 914-478-4501 x238 or opportunities and contact [email protected]. Heartie Look at 914-478-4501 x238 or [email protected]. Riverkeeper is the official publication of Riverkeeper, Inc., an independent, member-supported environ- mental organization. Riverkeeper is a registered trademark and service mark of Riverkeeper, Inc. www.riverkeeper.org All rights reserved. Cover art © Kim Barron 3 ONOVER C AVE D REDIT C IPSCOMB L HOTO OHN P J Summer 2008 This photo of an Atlantic OURTESY OF C sturgeon “young of year” says HOTOS it all. At the hand of fishermen P 5/17/08 they have been almost eliminated This is a microbial sample tray viewed under UV light after incubating from the Hudson for their flesh 24 hours. All the fluorescent wells are alive with Enterococcus and their eggs (caviar). And by bacteria, an indicator of untreated human waste. A strong result such the hand of man they may be as this one indicates a cell count GREATER than 24,000 entero cells restored. The spawning run per 100 milliliter sample. Federal guidelines recommend closure of today is estimated to include beaches at 104 cells per 100ml and above. So this is really bad water. fewer than 300 females. A few centuries ago their numbers were thought to be “countless.” We fished them down to the brink before the fishery was closed in 1996. Riverkeeper assists the DEC Fisheries team with their Atlantic sturgeon monitoring program. Time will tell whether we stopped the harvest in time. This little fish 5/17/08 will have to survive until she is patrol boat log In 2008, we were repeatedly harassed by the naval militia at Indian almost 20 before she returns to Point. On this particular day, we were conducting fish larvae trawls her natal river to spawn for the with partners from SUNY Stony Brook to measure the quantity of first time. She is hope for the larvae being sucked through Indian Point and cooked with the two future. Riverkeeper boat captain John Lipscomb reports billion gallons of river water they use daily.
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