Media Alert: U.S. EPA To Discuss 1st Ever National Wetlands Condition Assessment, New Federal Clean Water Act Protections (CA)
Feds, State and Local Partners Highlight Impaired Wetlands
near Sacramento, California During Field Sampling This
Week
SAN FRANCISCO —The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will
host a press availability on Thursday, June 2nd to highlight field
sampling being conducted near Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
in Elk Grove, California as part of the National Wetlands
Conditions Assessment.
Approximately 95 percent of historic wetlands
and riparian habitats in California have been destroyed or
modified. The NWCA is an assessment of wetland condition being
performed in every state for the first time ever. More than 1,000
sites across the country are being tested for a variety of
indicators of wetland health, including vegetation, soils, water
quality, algae, and hydrology.
WHO: U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District, State Water
Resources Control Board
WHAT: Field
Sampling and Press Availability
WHEN: Thursday,
June 2nd at 11:30 am
WHERE: Stone
Lakes National Wildlife Refuge – Entrance at intersection of
I-5 and Elk Grove Blvd. Follow media availability
signs.
Members of the media: If you would like to receive more information and
attend the press availability please RSVP to [email protected].
Please include your name, contact information and media
affiliation.