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Coalition to Restore 

 Urban Waters 



INITIATIVES FOR URBAN WATERWAY RESTORATION 

 THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COALITION'S PROGRAMS 



THE PROMOTION OF MULTI-OBJECTIVE PLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT In which the 

 solutions selected for reducing damages in flood prone communities address 

 the needs for urban quality of life, open space, recreation, environmental 

 educaclon, protection of biodiversity, and restoration of downtown 

 business, cultural institutions and economic Interests; 



THE REVIVAL OF LABOR INTENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION TECHNOLOGIES AND 

 PROGRAMS and development of new restoration and watershed management 

 methods which restore the natural functions of streams and associated 

 wetlands. These restoration methods are being used in lieu of and in 

 conjunction with conventional infrastructure projects to manage urban 

 stormwater and flood and erosion control problems. These projects support 

 work and training opportunities for youth and adult conservation corps; 



THE ADVANCEMENT OF RIVER RESTORATION METHODS which are designed to assist 

 In recreating the dynamic equilibrium of streams and rivers, and promote 

 the restoration of functioning diverse plant communities. Our restoration 

 objective is to the extent possible, to emulate the structure, function 

 diversity and dynamics of a specified ecosystem in order to establish a 

 defined, indigenous historical ecosystem. 



THE PROMOTION 0? URBAN STREAM AND RIVER. "GREENWAYS" which provide 

 critically needed open space and, in some cases, inner-city pocket parks 

 in densely populated areas. Greenways are designed to create linkages 

 between neighborhoods and communities, preserve community Identities and 

 natural resources and provide recreational opportunities to all 

 demographic groups ; 



THE EXPANSION OF THE FOCUS OF NATIONAL AND STATE CLEAN WATER REGULATORY 

 PROGRAMS FROH REDUCTION OF POINT AND NON-POINT POLLUTION DISCHARGES TO 

 CONTROLLING THE SOURCES OF POLLUTION BY USING INTEGRATED WATERSHED 

 MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES. The integrated strategies should combine erosion 

 control, storm water management, wetland creation and restoration, and 

 pollution source control. We promote the use of citizen monitoring to: 

 Increase compliance with federal clean water laws, "'empower communities 

 which receive a disproportionate share of pollution, educate and increase 

 public awareness of urban watershed Issues, and expand the monitoring 

 resources of government programs strapped with increasingly limited 

 budgets . 



REGIONAL CONTACTS ♦ North«»«t: River Watch Network. 153 Slate St.. Montpelier, VT 05602 (802) 223-3840 • C»n««l Ea.t Coa.t: 

 Save Our Streams. 'zaak Walton League. 1401 Wilton Boulevard.. Level B, Arlington. VA 22209 (703) 528-1818 ♦ South«««t: Minority 

 Environmental Association PO Box 1607. Oecatur. GA 30030 14041 373-4771 • Central U.S.: Friends o( the Chicago River. 407 S. Daarborn 

 Ave.. Ste 1580. Ch,:ago. IL 00605 (3121 939-0490 and Minority Environmental Association. 3609 Milar Rd., S«ndu=ky, OH 44810 (419! 625-3233 

 « Northwest: U'Uan Streams Council. 729 S E. 33rd St.. Portland, OR 97219 (5031 239-4065 ♦ Southw««t: Golden State Wtlril ic 

 Federation and Urban Creeks Council. 1250 Addison St . 0107. Berkeley. CA 94702 15101 848-2211. 



