Issues of The Environment: The Clean Water Rule

89.1 WEMU | By David Fair - Retired

Published July 1, 2015 at 10:17 AM EDT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued the new "Clean Water Rule." How does it impact Michigan and Washtenaw County? Find out in this 89.1 WEMU's 'Issues of the Environment.'

Overview
* Previous water protection measures under the Clean Water Act made it unclear which waterways were covered, leaving gaps in the protection of many small streams, wetlands and other waters that feed into drinking water sources and are also used for fishing, swimming and community development.
* The Clean Water Rule clears up the ambiguity in protection, covering all navigable waterways and their tributaries that show physical features of flowing water. That can include a bed, bank and ordinary high water mark.

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David Fair - Retired

Nearly three-quarters of David Fair’s 20+ years in radio has been at WEMU. Since 1994, he has been on the air at 5am each weekday on 89.1 FM as the local host of NPR’s Morning Edition. Over the years, Fair has had the opportunity to interview nationally and internationally known politicians, activists and celebrities. But he feels the most important features and interviews have been with those who live and work here at home. He believes his professional passions and desires fit perfectly into WEMU’s commitment to serving a local audience.

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