"One thing I hadn't thought about was NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) and trade issues."
Carol Rische
General Manager Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District
In January 2003, the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District announced it is negotiating a proposal with Aqueous, Inc. that would export millions of gallons of water each day from the Mad River using tugboats and 800-foot long inflatable bags--the size of three football fields. Each bag would transport approximately 15 million gallons of water each day down the Pacific Coast to locations that have not yet been revealed. This plan sets a dangerous stage for the future of Northern California, with the privatization of water, NAFTA, and significant environmental concerns all at the center.
EPIC has joined with numerous other organizations in the Coalition to Stop the Mad Water Grab, and we urge everyone to help us in ensuring that this water stays right where it belongs.
More Information
- Mad Facts Behind the Mad Water Grab
- Environmental Concerns Surrounding the Mad Water Grab
- Coalition Calls for Rejection of Mad Water Export (February 13, 2003)
Groups Send Detailed Letter to Water Officials Pointing Out Fatal Flaws in Plan
EUREKA, Calif. - Numerous environmental and public interest organizations announced today that a new coalition has formed to oppose a plan to export millions of gallons of water each day from the Mad River. ...
- Letter to the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District (February 13, 2003 - 39KB PDF)
Attorneys representing the Coalition to Stop the Mad Water Grab submitted a detailed letter to the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District on Feb. 13, 2003, pointing out that the water export plan would violat...
- Petition to Stop the Mad Water Grab (15KB PDF)
Please help circulate this petition and show the widespread opposition to this mad plan.
- More caution flags hoisted on Mad River bag proposal (January 18, 2003)
Article in the Eureka Times-Standard, Jan. 18, 2003
- Is the water bag proposal a trojan horse? (February 6, 2003)
Article in the North Coast Journal, February 6, 2003
- Coalition to Stop the Mad Water Grab
Check out the Coalition to Stop the Mad Water Grab's website for more information.
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