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	<title>Rosemere Neighborhood Association &#187; Troutdale Aquifer</title>
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		<title>Columbia River Crossing Project Environmental Impact Analysis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 06:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I-5 Interstate Bridge Over Columbia River


In Summer 2008, a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was released on the Columbia River Crossing Project, and various environmental organizations, including Rosemere Neighborhood Association, submitted public comment to show that the draft document was incomplete and full of data gaps. Concerns were also raised regarding the draft's compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act.

Since the release of the DEIS, Rosemere has met several times with Columbia River Crossing (CRC) staff and has raised concerns regarding the project's impact on the environment, including the aquifer system that provides Clark County residents with drinking water and local streams within the construction footprint.

In 2005, Rosemere submitted a petition to EPA requesting that agency to designate the Troutdale and Unconsolidated Alluvium Aquifer System in Clark County, Washington, as a Sole Source Aquifer. The EPA defines the Sole Source Aquifer Program as a tool used to protect drinking water supplies in areas with few or no alternative sources to groundwater resources, and where such an aquifer is vulnerable to contamination. Sole Source designation requires at least a 50% dependence on an aquifer for its potable water supply. Factual analysis provided by Rosemere and its partners shows that 99.4% of the potable water used in Clark County is obtained from groundwater. In August, 2006, EPA officially granted Rosemere's petition and designated Clark County's Troutdale Aquifer System as a federally protected Sole Source Aquifer. One of Rosemere's goals was to ensure adequate environmental review of the CRC project under the federal Sole Source Aquifer program.]]></description>
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		<title>Press Release: Sixty Day Notice of Intent to file a Citizens’ Lawsuit Against Clark County</title>
		<link>http://www.rosemerena.org/home/2009/04/27/press-release-rna-files-sixty-day-notice-of-intent-to-file-a-citizens%e2%80%99-lawsuit-against-clark-county/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contact:  Dvija Michael Bertish
Rosemere Neighborhood Association
Box 61471, Vancouver, WA, 98666
360-281-4747

Today Rosemere Neighborhood Association delivered a Sixty Day Notice of Intent to file a Citizens’ Lawsuit against Clark County, Washington, under the Clean Water Act.  A copy of the Sixty Day Notice is attached to this press release.  Rosemere Neighborhood Association is represented by attorneys Theda Braddock, of Steilacoom, Washington, and Paul E. Brain of Smith, Alling, Lane, PS, of Tacoma, Washington.]]></description>
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