Event

Celebrate Water 2017

On June 15, 2017, the Center for Environmental Law & Policy (CELP) will host its annual Celebrate Water event to commemorate another successful year of CELP's work in Washington State and present the Ralph W. Johnson Award to John Osborn. John Osborn's many invaluable contributions to CELP's work and Washington's waters have had a lasting effect on watersheds around the state. His outstanding leadership efforts in advocating for the renegotiation and modernization of the Columbia River Treaty have urged top international policymakers to include ecological considerations and remedy historic injustices against tribes and First Nations.

Pre-reception CLE workshop, 4-5 pm
"Mitigation of Domestic Water Use: Requirements and Practical Experience"
Speakers: Larry Wasserman, Environmental Policy Director, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
Dan Von Seggern, Staff Attorney, CELP

The Center for Environmental Law & Policy is a statewide organization whose mission is to protect, preserve and restore Washingtons waters through education, policy reform, agency advocacy, and public interest litigation. Indeed, with climate change reducing our glaciers and threatening our groundwater supply and a growing population spurring more development, water is becoming increasingly scarce in Washington. That shortage makes CELP's work of promoting sustainable use of our water resources more imperative than ever. We hope you can join us on June 15, and raise much-needed funds for CELP's important work in Washington!

Thank you to our sponsors: Anne Johnson, Columbia Institute for Water Policy, Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team, Jim & Nancy Soriano, Kampmeier & Knutsen PLLC, Norm's Eatery & Ale House, Okanagan Nation Alliance, Osborn Family, Sierra Club South Sound Group, Sierra Club Upper Columbia River Group, Smith & Lowney PLLC, The Law Offices of M. Patrick Williams, Thomas Soeldner & Linda Finney, Todd Wildermuth & Sanne Knudsen, and Wright Yachts.

Learn more about our work at www.celp.org.