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To: Members & Affiliates
From: National Office
Date: October 9, 2002
Subject: WORLD WATERSHED SUMMIT
Reference: MU 02-16

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World Watershed Summit and Clean Water Act 30th Anniversary Reception
An Event Co-Sponsored by AMSA and
the Association of State & Interstate Water Pollution Control Authorities
October 30 - November 1, 2002
J.W. Marriott Hotel
Washington, DC

Plan Now to Attend the World Watershed Summit
The National Office is pleased to invite you to attend the World Watershed Summit, taking place October 1 - November 1 in Washington, DC at the J.W. Marriott Hotel, an event co-sponsored by AMSA, the Association of State & Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators (ASIWPCA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of the Interior, and U.S. Department of Agriculture, among others. The World Watershed Summit is the culminating event of the Year of Clean Water and part of the ongoing celebration of the Clean Water Act’s 30th anniversary. The World Watershed Summit will bring together a broad array of local, state, national and international watershed stakeholders to discuss major water quality issues they face and share innovative ways to address them. If you are interested in exploring the cutting edge issues surrounding watershed management and the many innovative strategies that are available to make it work, the World Watershed Summit will be a good place to start.

A copy of the program agenda and registration form are attached. For further information, go to AMSA’s web site at http://www.amsa-cleanwater.org/ and use the 2002 Year of Clean Water icon. Please note that the hotel deadline is October 9. If the deadline has passed and you still would like to attend, please call 202/898-0908 for additional hotel information.

AMSA has helped put together several of the sessions to help bring an urban watershed management focus to the World Watershed Summit and to demonstrate the types of challenges and approaches which work at the local level. Among the sessions which should be of particular interest to AMSA members, are the following:

Attendees of the World Watershed Summit will also be able to take part in a special dinner commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. President George W. Bush has been invited to speak at the dinner, and many other dignitaries are expected to attend including EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman, Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman, and Interior Secretary Gale A. Norton.

For any questions concerning the World Watershed Summit, contact the America’s Clean Water Foundation at 202/898-0908.

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