IECA Position on H.R. 5558 October 30, 2006
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The IECA Government Relations Committee drafted the following position on H.R. 5558 the Stormwater Enforcement and Permitting Act of 2006. The position has been adopted by our Board of Directors.
Draft Policy Statement: IECA’s Role in Disaster Preparedness Before, During and After Natural Disasters September 18, 2006
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Author: Eric R. Conrad, P.G.
We are putting together a task force to develop a policy paper on “IECA’s Role in Disaster Preparedness Before, During and After Natural Disasters.” The document this task force develops will help guide IECA’s actions in this important area. If you would like to participate on the task force, please contact Becky Milot-Bradford, Association Development Director, at becky@ieca.org.
Not ready to commit to participating on the task force? We welcome your ideas! You can post your comments and suggestions for consideration by the task force.
We hope you enjoy this rough draft, and that you spend some time considering this important issue. (more…)
Meeting Minutes: August 25, 2006 August 30, 2006
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Present: John Peterson (Chairman), Lucinda Dustin (Western Chapter rep), Phil Handley (South Central Chapter rep), Eric Conrad (Mid-Atlantic Chapter rep), Chike Odunukwe (Northeast Chapter rep), Steve Gucciardi (Southeast Chapter rep), Juan M. Amador Gutiérrez (Puerto Rico rep), Ron Faucher (Board Liaison), Becky Milot-Bradford (IECA staff liaison) (more…)
Letter of Support for Wind Erosion Research Funding July 28, 2006
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IECA has sent the below letter to key legislators explaining why it is important that the United States continue to research wind erosion, and expressing the association’s support for continued funding of wind erosion research.
If you are a U.S. citizen, you can write directly to your members of Congress expressing your views on this topic. You can find contact information for your two Senators at http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm and you can find contact info for your Representative at http://www.house.gov/writerep/. (more…)
IECA Policy on U.S. Stormwater Management June 29, 2006
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The IECA has adopted an official policy on U.S. stormwater management. This policy establishes the philosophical basis for our discussions of this topic with other agencies. Read the details »
Letter of Support to NACD May 17, 2006
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IECA recently sent the following letter of support for the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) position on stormwater management in the U.S. The NACD position can be found online at www.nacdnet.org/govtaff/issuepapers/StormwaterManagement.htm. (more…)
February 2006 Meeting Minutes February 23, 2006
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Present: Lucinda Dustin (Western Chapter rep), Phil Handley (South Central Chapter rep), Brock Peters (Great Rivers Chapter rep), John Peterson (Chairman), Ted Gattino (Mid-Atlantic Chapter committee member), Becky Milot-Bradford (IECA staff liaison)
The committee identified some general tasks that it will undertake, as well as specific legislative issues on which it will focus. (more…)
Oil and Gas Sites Exempt From State Law? January 13, 2006
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IECA’s Government Relations Committee is trying to determine whether IECA should take a position on the following issue. We are seeking guidance from the membership. If you have an opinion on this, or technical information or expertise that you would like to share on this topic, please respond to becky@ieca.org or post comments on this article.
Watershed Testimony December 6, 2005
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Testimony of John W. Peterson, Past IECA President; Chairman, IECA Government Relations Committee
Presented to the SUBCOMMITTEE ON CONSERVATION, CREDIT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH of the COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, United States House of Representatives, December 6th, 2005
MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE:
I am John Peterson, Chairman of the International Erosion Control Association’s (IECA) Government Relations Committee and an IECA Past President. On behalf of IECA’s members, President Doug Wimble, our Board, and Executive Director Ben Northcutt, I am pleased to represent IECA today and speak in support of USDA’s Watershed Programs managed by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). We believe USDA’s Small Watershed Program (PL 83-566) and the Flood Prevention Operations Program (PL 78-534) are examples of those rare programs that address our nation’s vital natural resources, and do so in a way that provides benefits in excess of costs, at the same time improving the environment. These USDA watershed programs serve as models for the way all federal programs should work. We are pleased that you are holding these important hearings. This discussion is long overdue. (more…)
