Entries by Kathleen Tyner

Report: Source Water Protection Plan Implementation

The SWPP Implementation Guide  provides information to utilities and watershed groups about Source Water Protection Plans (SWPPs) and Watershed based Plans (WBPs) to encourage collaboration in areas where there is overlap between the two plans. The guide also provides approaches and recommendations for public involvement in the implementation of both types of plans. Case studies […]

Action Alert: Please Make a Phone Call for Public Lands!

National Monuments at Risk – Make a Phone Call President Trump has signed an executive order to review National Monuments to determine which should be eliminated or decreased in size. The public must be heard during this process. West Virginians, like all Americans, own these lands, and deserve to have their say on our outdoor recreation […]

WV Rivers’ Angie Rosser Named 2017 River Hero!

WV Rivers’ Executive Director Receives National Award Join WV Rivers in congratulating our Executive Director, Angie Rosser, on receiving the 2017 River Hero Award from River Network! River Network created the River Heroes Award in 2001 to recognize and celebrate people whose efforts to protect and restore their waters have been extraordinary in scope, scale, […]

For Release: Angie Rosser of WV Rivers Coalition Named National River Hero

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 26, 2017 CONTACT: Kathleen Tyner, (304) 637-7201, KTyner@WVRivers.org WV Rivers Coalition’s Angie Rosser Named River Hero Award from River Network cites Rosser’s work at making clean water a non-partisan issue   Charleston, WV — The River Network, a Colorado-based national nonprofit organization that supports local and statewide organizations involved in restoring […]

Antero Landfill Public Hearing Next Monday, 5/1

Make Your Voice Heard – Antero Landfill Public Hearing Next Monday, 5/1 You have the opportunity to submit comments on the Antero landfill National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit. This is an important permit that regulates stormwater discharges from the Antero landfill which will dispose of the salt generated at the Antero water treatment facility. […]

Antero Landfill NPDES Permit Fact Sheet

Comment to WVDEP on Antero Landfill Permit The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) Division of Water and Waste Management (DWWM) is accepting comments on Antero Landfill National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit. The NPDES permit covers stormwater discharges from the Antero Landfill facility which will be used to dispose of the salt […]