Reports and Factsheets
Spring 2007
Where Rivers Are Born:
The Scientific Imperative for Defending Small Streams and Wetlands
Report: With the future federal protection of small streams and wetlands in question, the Sierra Club and American Rivers asked eleven scientists to summarize the services wetlands and small streams provide society and the consequences of degrading these waters.
May 2006
From The Source To The Tap: Why America's Drinking Water Sources are at Risk (PDF)
Report: The drinking water sources of more than 111 million Americans could be at risk because of the Environmental Protection Agency's policy to withhold Clean Water Act protections from headwater and seasonal streams. This report, based on EPA data, provides state-by-state information on drinking water supplies which rely, at least in part, on these small streams.
May 2006
The School of Big Storms (PDF)
Report: Hurricanes of the past have taught us many lessons about the consequences of compromising and undermining natural systems. A joint project of the Sierra Club Gulf Coast Environmental Restoration Task Force and the Gulf Restoration Network, this report examines the layers of protection nature provides, from barrier islands to wetlands to natural flooding cycles.
March 2006
Curbing Pollution from Stormwater (PDF)
Factsheet: As stormwater makes its way over streets, sidewalks and driveways, it can pick up debris, chemicals, dirt and other pollutants. This factsheet discusses stormwater pollution and highlights a series of good solutions.
February 2006
Excess Nutrients in Sources of Drinking Water & Disinfection By-products (PDF)
The quality of the lakes and streams which supply our drinking water has a lot to do with the safety of the water that comes from our drinking water taps. When disinfectants, such as chlorine, are added to drinking water supplies to kill pathogens, they combine with organic matter to form disinfection by-products.
February 2006
Too Much Algae and Too Many Dead Fish: Activists Can Help Adopt Good Nutrient Standards (PDF)
States are developing numeric water quality standards for nitrogen and phosphorus. This primer can help activists get involved in their states to adopt standards and clean up excess nutrients.
September 2005
Sick Waters: Excess Nutrients Harm the Health of Our Waters
Report: Plants and animals need nutrients to survive and grow. But putting too many nutrients - especially nitrogen and phosphorus - into our waterways can make our water dangerous and unhealthy. Read this report to find out more about excess nutrients and good solutions to this growing problem. Includes a map showing where and how nutrients harm our waters.
October 2004
Enforcing the Clean Water Act in the 21st Century: Harnessing the Power of the Public Spotlight (PDF)
Factsheet: Center for Progressive Regulation reports on a new survey of state environmental protection agencies which reveals the extent of the failure of state enforcement and documents the barriers to adequate state enforcement of the Clean
Water Act.
August 2004
Reckless Abandon: How the Bush Administration is Exposing America's Waters to Harm
Report: On January 15, 2003, the Bush administration instructed its agencies not to enforce Clean Water Act protections for many wetlands and small stream without first obtaining permission from headquarters. This report illustrates how federal officials are using this policy directive to deny Clean Water Act jurisdiction over waters that had been included in the Clean Water Act's protective scope for over thirty years.
Spring 2004
All Dried Up: How Clean Water is Threatened by Budget Cuts (PDF)
Report: Every year there are attacks on our nation's clean water during the federal budget process. Read more about these attacks in this report which focuses on FY2005 cuts to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund.
Spring 2004
America's Water at Risk: The Bush Administration (PDF)
Factsheet: Confronted by an outraged public, Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972. Thirty years later, the Bush administration is betraying the nation's commitment to cleaning up our waters.
Fall 2003
Something Stinks: The Bush Administration Exposes Americans to Raw Sewage (PDF)
Factsheet: Sewage overflows are bad for people's health, the economy, and the environment. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that at least 40,000 discharges of raw sewage occur each year from sanitary sewer systems.
Fall 2003
Successes Of Clean Water Act (PDF)
Factsheet: Thirty years ago, our nation's leaders set a reasonable goal: Make all waters of the United States safe for swimming and fishing.
Fall 2003
What Will Happen if the Clean Water Act No Longer Protects Many Small Streams, Ponds and Wetlands? (PDF)
Factsheet: In early 2003, the Bush administration proposed crippling the Clean Water Act with a rule change to remove protections from a majority of the nation's wetlands and streams. The administration also issued guidance instructing its agencies not to enforce rules protecting those waters without first obtaining permission from headquarters. This factsheet also includes a list of steps you can take to help protect our nation's waters.
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