This coming Thursday, May 30, at 6:30 p.m., North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection will be holding another of its regular “last Thursday of the month” grassroots, public meetings at the St. Mary by the Sea Parish Hall; 275 S. Pacific St.; Rockaway Beach, Oregon. This meeting is open to all those interested in the proposed acquisition of the Jetty Creek Watershed by the City of Rockaway Beach. That watershed is the sole source of surface drinking water for Rockaway Beach. To provide citizen input, the City has formed the Source Water Protection Plan Development Advisory Committee, composed of five people who drink the water from Jetty Creek. Though not part of the SWPPDAC, NCCWP hopes to help shape the discussion by providing constructive feedback to the committee members, as well as making clear what are our goals for the acquisition of the watershed.
Everyone who drinks the water from Jetty Creek, as well as everyone else concerned about protecting watersheds that provide their drinking water, is invited and encouraged to attend. Thanks to everyone who attended the meeting last month. This month, one of the subjects that will be addressed is landslides. There will be a short training session on the use of the State of Oregon SLIDO maps. (SLIDO is an acronym for Statewide Landslide Information Database for Oregon.)
Here are some other topics that may be addressed at the meeting: (1) What questions should communities be asking about their drinking water sources and how they are managed?; (2) What concerns may there be regarding surface water sources, such as Jetty Creek, and well water sources, such as the wells the City uses under the Nedonna Beach neighborhood?
Everyone has a right to abundant clean and safe drinking water. This is a basic human right. Please join us this Thursday, May 30, at St. Mary by the Sea to learn about, and discuss, these important issues. (This will be an “in-person”meeting, but it will also be available on Zoom for those unable to attend.)
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