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Traverse City, MI 49684

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Every Month we will feature Flow Coalition Members

We Welcome the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council

The Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council speaks for Northern Michigan's Waters. The organization is dedicated to protecting our lakes, streams, wetlands, and ground water through respected advocacy, innovative education, technically sound water quality monitoring, and thorough research and restoration actions. They work locally, regionally and throughout the Great Lakes Basin to protect northern Michigan watersheds. As the lead organization for water resources, in Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan and Emmet Counties, here is just a sampling of the waters they are dedicated to protect:

• More Than 2500 miles of rives and stream
• Multiple blue-ribbon trout streams.
• 14 lakes larger than 1,000 acres.
• 250 lakes that are larger than or equal to 10 acres.
• 339,000 acres of wetlands.

They are involved in a number of Hot Topic Issues and ongoing efforts:

• Great Lakes Wind Energy
• Aquatic Invasive Species such as the Asian Carp.
• Natural Gas Drilling and groundwater water contamination.
• Run off pollution into our lakes, rivers and streams.
• Conservation of our water resources.
• Education programs
• Scientific water monitoring of lakes and streams.

Now, I think you know why we are excited to have them on our team!

Food and Water Watch
The mission of Food and Water Watch is to advocate for healthy, safe food and access to safe and affordable drinking water. They have been a strong coalition member. With their expertise, they have helped us to move the coalition forward. Food and Water Watch members are strong advocates responding to “Action Alerts” on the privatization and diversion issues facing the Great Lakes Basin. They have also initiated the “Take Back the Tap Campaign” around the County. Food and Water Watch is a great resource for water rights information.

Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation
MCWC is a pioneer in Michigan leading the fight against privatization and diversion of water from the Great Lakes Basin. In a David and Goliath battle, MCWC took on Nestle and their legion of attorneys and won a victory. They were able to prove harm to property owners in Mecosta county, and the courts set limits on the amount of water Nestle can withdraw. Huge water rights issues remain, and MCWC is right there leading the charge! Michigan Citizens are lucky to have MCWC fighting for their water rights. www.savemiwater.org

Council of Canadians
The Council of Canadians is one of Canada’s largest environmental groups. With over 70 chapters and incredible leadership, The Council of Canadians is fighting on a number of environmental battlefronts in Canada. Headed by Maude Barlow, one of the world’s foremost respected water experts and advocate, The council of Canadians is a leader in pushing for adoption of the United Nations General Assembly Resolution recognizing water as a human rights. They also began the Blue Water Project to fight for Human Water Rights. also check out the Blue Planet Project

Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council
NMEAC is the environmental watch dog for the 5 county Grand Traverse Region including Grand Traverse, Antrim, Benzie, Kalkaska and Leelanau counties. NMEAC’s leadership has been with us since day one serving on Flow’s steering committee. Along with Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation they have lead the Pledge Drive to gain citizen support for Flow for Water and our goals to plug the leak in the Great Lakes compact and to push for Michigan Water Rights legislation

Michigan Clean Water Action
Clean Water Action has been working for 36 years to protect America’s water. In Michigan, they are strong advocates campaigning to protect the Great Lakes from privatization, diversion, and exaction water issues such as offshore drilling, invasive species, and pollution.