Air & Water

Mission:  Reduce air and water pollution within Edgewater/Andersonville, while educating the community on good stewardship practices for clean air and water.  
  • EESP will continue encourage actions by individuals, business and the government to reduce the amount of water used and the amount discharged to the sewer system.
  • Through grass roots efforts we will identify the sources of air toxins and particulates; and promote methods for individuals and businesses to maintain clean air and reduce the ozone level.
  • Meetings and presentations will give topical information and provoke discussion and input on how each person can work to improve air and water quality
  • These actions can have a direct affect on the health of residents.
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Paris Agreement Ratified & Adopted - Remember Change Begins Locally 
On September 10, 2016, the U.S. and China signaled their decision to ratify the Paris Accords.  The importance of this is high since between them, they produce 40% of climate emissions.
The accords, which are not legally binding, set goals for nations around the world to cap and reduce emissions, with a long-term goal to keep global warming below 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
Under the Trump Administration, the United States withdrew from the agreement.  All other countries have signed on.
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Committee Members of Water and Air Resources
Members                                                             Name                                   Email
Chair                                                                    Tom Murphy                         tjm2040@rcn.com
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Report from NOAA on the Global Sea Level (Released August, 2018)
Sea level has been rising over the past century, and the rate has increased in recent decades. In 2017, global mean sea level was 3 inches (77 millimeters) above the 1993 average—the highest annual average in the satellite record (1993-present). It was the sixth consecutive year, and the 22nd out of the last 24 years in which global mean sea level increased relative to the previous year.

Global map showing where sea level in 2017 was higher (blue) or lower (brown) than the 1993-2017 average. NOAA Climate.gov map, adapted from Figure 3.16a in State of the Climate in 2017.
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Since the start of the satellite sea level record in 1993, the average rate of sea level has been about one-eighth of an inch (3.1 mm) per year. The rising water level is mostly due to a combination of meltwater from glaciers and ice sheets and thermal expansion of seawater as it warms​
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