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Water Links
NYC metro-area links to facts, statistics, and
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Croton
Watershed Clean Water Coalition (CWCWC)
9 Old Corner Road
 Bedford, NY 10506
Phone: 1-914-234-6470 or 1-914-234-3179
Fax: 1-914-234-6139
E-mail: crotonwshed@aol.com
Website:
www.newyorkwater.org
“The Croton Watershed Clean Water Coalition is an alliance of
individuals and groups who believe that safe, clean and affordable
drinking water is a basic human right. They strive to protect and
improve the waters of New York City’s Croton Watershed, a critical
component of the water supply for over half the population of New York
State.”
View a number of videos about filtration, and the site has useful
information about New York’s water supply system. -FCD
Group for
the South Fork
2442 Main Street
P0 Box 569
Bridgehampton, NY 11932
Phone: 1-631-537-1500
E-mail:
bdeluca@groupforthesouthfork.org
Website:
www.groupforthesouthfork.org
“The Group for the South Fork is an environmental advocacy and education
organization, committed to the preservation of eastern Long Island’s
natural resources and rural heritage.”
Read numerous informative environmental brochures. –FCD
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Hudson River
Environmental Society (HRES)
6626 Stitt Road
Altamont NY 12009
Phone: 1-518-861-8020
E-mail: hres@nycap.rr.com
Website:
http://www2.marist.edu/~en04/INDEX.HTML
“Fosters research on the Hudson River environment and related coastal
areas and provides a forum for communication and cooperation among
researchers to make environmental research accessible to concerned
citizens and public officials.”
This site is rich in information about the Hudson River. -FCD
 Nature
Conservancy
322 8th Avenue, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 1-212-997-1880
Fax: 1-212-997-8451
E-mail: emanley@tnc.org
Website: www.nature.org
“Our mission is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities
that represent the diversity of life on Earth by buying and protecting
lands and waters they need to survive.”
A wonderful conservation site with information specific by state and
nationwide. -FCD
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Residents for a
More Beautiful Port Washington
PO Box 864
Port Washington, NY 11050
Phone: 1-516-767-9151
Fax: 1-516-883-2066
E-mail:
rfmbpq@optonline.net
Website: www.pwresidents.org
“A membership organization dedicated to sustainable growth by protecting
the environment, enhancing quality of life and increasing environmental
awareness on the entire Port Washington Peninsula.”
Good information about water sustainability for the Port Washington
area that is helpful to other national regions. -FCD
Riverkeeper,
Inc.
828 South Broadway
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Phone: 1-800-21-RIVER
E-mail:
info@riverkeeper.org
Website: www.riverkeeper.org
“Riverkeeper's mission is to protect the environmental, recreational and
commercial integrity of the Hudson River and its tributaries, and to
safeguard New York City's and Westchester County's drinking water
supply.”
Vital information about protecting drinking water supplies especially
for New York City, but includes tips that help everyone. -FCD
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Westchester
Land Trust
11 Babbitt Road
Bedford Hills, NY, 10507
Phone: 1-914-241-6346
Fax: 1-914-241-4508
E-mail:
info@westchesterlandtrust.org
Website:
www.westchesterlandtrust.org
“The Westchester Land Trust has been developing a model watershed
protection program for the Titicus watershed that conducts a 10-month
pilot volunteer water quality monitoring project. The project promotes
citizen awareness, involvement in environmental protection, and will
provide towns with baseline information to guide local efforts to
protect river water quality.”
Lists dozens of environmental protection groups and tips on land
preservation. -FCD
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