TIER 2.5 STREAM LIST RESTORED

This is from the WV Rivers Coalition:

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In an amazing turn of events this afternoon, the Joint Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee voted to restore the Tier 2.5 stream list to the 309 proposed in last year's rule! Delegate Mike Burdiss (Dem from Wyoming County) pulled out a really great map of WV streams and then gave one of the most eloquent speeches about streams and water quality I have ever heard a lawmaker give (Mike is a long-time UMWA leader, political progressive, and all-round good guy). He then made a motion to restore the list to the 309 streams.

All the Democrats voted in favor, and all the Republicans -- Facemeyer, Sobonya, Overington and Boley -- voted against it. The vote was the same on approving the rule as amended.

So here's where we stand today -- exactly where we were this time last year!!

Yesterday the committee approved the Water Quality Rule and B2 trout list as proposed by DEP (same as last year's rule).

So we are back to square one, with 60 brutal days to go beginning tomorrow.

Now's the time to ratchet up our grass roots campaign.

don garvin