1. Sierra Club Ohio Chapter
Clean Water Campaign
To educate, engage, and empower Ohioans to
restore, improve, And protect Ohio’s
waterways.
Jeff Cox, Water Committee Chair
Matt Trokan, Conservation Manager
Ben Wickizer, Conservation Coordinator
Amanda Keith, Conservation Coordinator

2. Ohio has ample freshwater
resources with more than
199,000 miles of rivers and
streams.
Ohio River

3. We use our water ways for
recreation; swimming,
fishing, boating, and other
activities

4. We all need
Clean Water!
We use it everyday
for drinking,
cooking, and
bathing.

5. However… many of
our streams, rivers,
and lakes are
Stream neglected, invaded,
and trashed. The
lack of water
monitoring, general
inaccessibility, and
disconnection from
nature conceals the
true state of our
water!

6. The majority of fish
in Ohio are unsafe
for consumption due
to high levels of
mercury.
Miami Fort power plant, Cincinnati Ohio

7. 66% of Ohio’s waterways
are not safe for recreation!
Paddle Fest 2012, Cincinnati Ohio

8. Algae Blooms from nutrient
pollution are literally
choking the life out of
Ohio’s Lakes.

9. Ohio leads the nation with
over 1,000 combined
sewer overflow points.

10. Natural Resource extraction of
dirty fossil fuels like coal and
natural gas threaten Ohio’s clean
water, and so much more!

11. Together we will continue to improve, restore, and protect Ohio’s
waterways.
2013 will be a banner year for the
campaign as we have developed the
internal structure and external programs
(Water Sentinels/Clean Water
Fellowship) that will ensure success.

12. Ohio Water Sentinels 2012
Raised over $200,000 for Clean Water
Expanded water sentinel & fellowship program
Created 3 regions (north, south, central)
Set 3 measurable goals

13. Water Sentinel Funding 2012
Since 2010, we have raised
$400,000 for clean water in Ohio,
half of which we raised last year!
Fiscal Stability & Fundraising Plan
1st quarter Beyond Coal Grant
2nd quarter Aveda Earth Month
3rd quarter Greater Cincinnati
Foundation & Freshwater
Futures Foundation
4th quarter Burning River Brewery
Fresh ideas for Freshwater

14. Ohio Water Sentinel Program
Urban/City Pollution Lake Erie
- Stormwater Runoff
- CSO, SSO, HSTS pollution
- Illegal dumping
- Industrial runoff
Rural/Agricultural Pollution
- CAFO farms
- Phosphorous-based
fertilizers and pesticides
Mineral Extraction
and Disposal
- Mining
- Shale gas/Fracking
- Injection Wells
Ohio River

15. 2013
-250 total participants
2012 -1000+ data entries
-Over 150 participants -New Website
-400+ data entries -More Organized
-New Forms, -More Outreach
-New Projects, &
-New Partners

16. Clean Water Fellowship Program
Building the environmental
leaders of tomorrow, since 2010.
• 2,500 hrs. in 2012
• Goal of 3,000 hrs. in 2013
• 8 Fellows spring semester
• Engaging 5 local groups

17. Stewardship
Goal of 3,000 service hours in 2013
Matt-stewardship…service hour goal

18. Central Ohio Updates
• Franklin County Lawsuit
• 5th ave dam removed
• Water Sentinel program
• Service program – over
1,300 hours for 2012
• Protecting the Sawmill
Wetlands
Hocking Hills

19. Northern, OH
Updates
Water Sentinel
Projects in NEO:
- Summit,
- Carroll,
- Portage,
- Cuyahoga, &
- Mahoning
2012 Conservation Outcomes: Carroll County & Summit County

20. Brian
Combined Sewer Overflow
In southern Ohio Sewage is a huge issue
• Wesselman Creek
• Mill Creek
• Little Miami River

21. Ohio Water Sentinels
Join us on a Water
Committee Call
4th Wednesday of month
6:00-7:00 p.m.
“Not blind opposition to progress, but
opposition to blind progress”-John Muir