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[et_pb_line_break_holder] --> max-width 50%;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> float: center;<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></style> <!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><h2><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></h2><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><h2><strong><img src="https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/data/000/413/655/original/1.png" width="800" alt="" title="" align="" style="width: 100%; max-width: 800px;"></strong><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></h2><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <font color="#000000" face="Arial, helvetica neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </font><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><strong></strong><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <font color="#000000" face="Arial, helvetica neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Tell Your Senator Dam Safety Can't Wait</strong></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </font><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p>Several weeks ago, two dams failed following heavy rain in Michigan—the Edenville and Sanford Dams—causing widespread evacuations and devastating damage to homes and properties. Thankfully, no lives were lost. Climate change is causing increasingly more volatile and frequent storm events at time when the country has an estimated 2,000 high hazard dams that are at threat of failure. State dam safety offices are historically underfunded and understaffed. The Association of State Dam Safety Officials estimates that the average number of regulated dams per state is approximately 1,600 and the average number of dam inspectors per state is roughly eight. Congress should increase annual appropriations for the National Dam Safety Program, with the goal to provide adequate levels of funding for state dam safety program offices to avoid future disasters.<br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p>In addition, Congress should pass a bill requiring mandatory notification for people living within dam breach inundation zones. Many people living in dam failure flood zones have no idea they are at risk, and it’s often up to the homeowner to reach out to local or state emergency management offices to find out this information. Congress should require mandatory notification to all people living within dam breach inundation zones.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><strong><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </strong><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://act.americanrivers.org/page/20037/action/1?ea.tracking.id=AAEmail&ea.url.id=495010"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="featurebutton" id="itembutton">TAKE ACTION<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><hr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><img src="https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/data/000/413/662/original/Action_Alert_Header_Template_(5).png" width="800" style="width: 100%; max-width: 800px;" alt="" title="" align=""><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <font color="#000000" face="Arial, helvetica neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong><br></strong></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </font><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <font color="#000000" face="Arial, helvetica neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>News & Updates from the Milwaukee Estuary AOC<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </strong></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </font><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p> COVID-19 has had a major impact on many Area of Concern <span style="font-family: "open sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">projects and planning efforts, stakeholders and our community.  Efforts are still moving forward, albeit more slowly than we originally anticipated. Here are a few brief updates:</span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <u style="font-family: "open sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br></u><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><span style="font-family: "open sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <u style="font-family: "open sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><strong><a href="http:// https://www.milwaukeemag.com/this-ambitious-plan-to-clean-milwaukees-rivers-could-make-them-swimmable/  ">ICYMI: Milwaukee Magazine publishes article on the AOC</a></strong></u><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p>In case you missed it, Milwaukee Magazine wrote a great article summarizing progress in the AOC, as well as the  overall goals of cleaning up Milwaukee’s rivers and estuary, and restoring the community’s ability to use them for swimming, fishing and other uses. <!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><strong><a href="https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/GreatLakes/Milwaukee.html">TAKE ACTION: AOC Remedial Action Plan open for public revi</a><a href="https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/GreatLakes/Milwaukee.html">ew</a></strong><br>Wisconsin DNR finished the draft <a href="https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/GreatLakes/Milwaukee.html">Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern Remedial Action Plan (RAP)</a> Update, which covers work done over the last few years. This document is now available for public review and comment until June 26, 2020. <br> <br>The RAP summarizes progress made in the AOC, includes a summary of the status of projects, and progress towards targets. The Milwaukee Estuary AOC has 11 environmental problems, or Beneficial Use Impairments, which affect the ability of the community to safely use our rivers. Projects have been identified to address each of these impairments, and targets have been established so we know when we have done “enough” in our cleanup and restoration work. Once all impairments have met their targets and are removed, the AOC can be formally delisted.<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/GreatLakes/Milwaukee.html"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="featurebutton" id="itembutton">Review AOC Remedial Action Plan<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><hr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><img src="https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/data/000/413/888/original/Action_Alert_Header_Template_(6).png" width="800" style="width: 100%; max-width: 800px;" alt="" title="" align=""><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <font color="#000000" face="Arial, helvetica neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong><br></strong></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </font><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <font color="#000000" face="Arial, helvetica neue, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Comment Period Open for MMSD 2050 Facilities Plan</strong></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </font><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p> <!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p>MMSD has finished a draft of their <a href="https://www.mmsd.com/government-business/2050-facilities-plan">2050 Facilities Plan</a>. The Plan analyzes four systems: Conveyance and Storage, Water Reclamation Facilities and Biosolids, Watercourse and Flood Management, and Green Infrastructure. Implementation of the Plan is estimated at $2.3 Billion over the next 30 years. <strong>The comment period ends on June 30, 2020</strong>. A comment form is available on the project website listed above, and can be sent to <a href="mailto:kolsen@mmsd.com">kolsen@mmsd.com</a> or Karen Olsen, MMSD, 260 W. Seeboth Street, Milwaukee, WI 53204.<br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><strong>MMSD will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 15, 2020, at 2:00 p.m</strong>. In response to current circumstances regarding COVID-19, the District will NOT hold an in-person hearing. Instead, the hearing will be <a href="https://meet.lync.com/mmsd365/ksands/NC0867D7">online</a> or you can join by phone: 1 414-909-9127; Conference ID: 112855137<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.mmsd.com/government-business/2050-facilities-plan"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="featurebutton" id="itembutton">MMSD 2050 Facilities Plan<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p><br><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div>