Rebecca Martin Consulting: October and November 2023 debrief
Debrief previous months in 2023 August/September It’s been a very busy advocacy season. Below is a debrief of some key moments for the months of October and November. Please be in touch if you have any questions, or to raise a problem in need of strategic grassroots organizing or collaborative organizational management. Rebecca Martin rebeccamartinconsulting (at) gmail.com 845/750-7295 Hudson River Drinking Water Intermunicipal Council/Hudson 7 The Hudson 7 has great technical advisors who serve the council and provide deep expertise. There are seven of them currently and include Randy Alstadt (Treatment Plant Operations (PWTF)), Dan Shapley (General), Emily Svenson (Land Use), Paul Malmrose (Engineering), Dorothy DiNobile (Laboratory Analysis), Grant Jiang (Drinking Water Source Protection) and Captain John Lipscomb (Anchorages). After having advocated since the spring when I was on staff at Riverkeeper, the Consensus Building Institute (CBI), EPA’s consultant, has finally opened up seats on the Hudson River PCB Superfund Site Community Advisory Board (CAG) to include groups located on the lower-Hudson River. Randy Alstadt has been appointed (and Dottie DiNoble will act as an alternate) to serve going forward on the CAG on behalf of the Hudson 7. The CAG for the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site is […]