River Relief

April 29, 2013

May 8 - Big Muddy Speaker Series - Kansas City 2013

"Close Up on Clean Water"

presentation by Kat Logan Smith, Director of Environmental Policy for the Missouri Coalition for the Environment

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

6 p.m. Social Hour
7 p.m. Presentation
At  Hickok's Grill
528 Walnut St. - Kansas City, MO (in the River Market),

The 40 year-old Clean Water Act aims to protect the “physical, chemical, and biological” integrity of our nation’s waters so our creeks, rivers, and oceans can thrive. For four decades Missouri has left nearly 150,000 miles of waters with insufficient protections to safeguard their health. At the same time, our waters are under increasing pressures from development, agriculture, and climate stress.

How can the Missouri River thrive when the creeks that feed it are unprotected? How can we secure our freshwater resources when 80% of our state’s waters are not held to Clean Water Act standards? How can we ensure that our children and grandchildren can enjoy healthy waters in Missouri?

left - all Missouri Streams; right - streams classified under Clean Water Act
graphic courtesy of Mo. Coalition for the Environment

Kat Logan Smith will give us a basic overview of the Clean Water Act, how the law can work to keep fish thriving, restore damaged waters and safeguard our highest quality waters. She'll review the Missouri Coalition for the Environment petition for full protections for Missouri waters and let us know how we can preserve our water heritage for future generations.

The Missouri Coalition for the Environment works to protect and restore the environment through education, public engagement, and legal action.

Directions

From Kansas City, Kansas: 

• Take I-70 into Missouri.
• Take exit 2D towards Main St.
• Merge onto W. 6th St.
• Turn left onto Walnut St. Hickok's Grill will be on your left.

From the East:

• Take I-70 into downtown Kansas City.
• Take exit 2F toward Grand St./Walnut St./Oak St.
  
• Keep left at the fork and merge onto E Independence Ave.
• Turn right onto Walnut St. Hickok's Grill will be on your left.