Clean
Blue Waters for Orleans
A letter to our members
and friends:
If you believe that water is
the heart and soul of Orleans, you will want to read this letter.
We are loving our waters to
death and their degradation threatens our quality of life, our property
values, and the economy of our town. But there is hope for our
waters. Clean Blue Waters for Orleans is OPC's all-out effort
to ensure that every citizen, homeowner, and resident of Orleans will
become an informed participant in the single most important decision we
will make as a community in 2008: the passage of a Comprehensive
Wastewater Management Plan (CWMP) that will save the waters of Orleans
from future degradation.
OPC's Clean Blue Waters for
Orleans campaign is a community-wide public outreach and education
effort to bring us all together to solve our complex water issues before
it's too late.
Its signature component is The
Orleans Blue Pages -- A Guide to Protecting Cape Cod Waters. This 58-page guide explains everything you need to know about water but were
afraid to ask -- with lively commentary, important statistics, and
full-color illustrations. A complimentary copy was mailed to
every household in Orleans this summer.
But that's not all. OPC
is spreading water enlightenment through extra editions if its Ponderings
newsletter ... has just opened a brand-new website... will be covering
all the wastewater public meetings and other community forums ... and much
more.
To accomplish all of this we
need your support. We have already received $5,000 in contributions
and the Friends of Pleasant Bay have offered $10,000 in matching funds to
help us raise the $35,000 needed for the Clean Blue Waters for Orleans campaign.
That means, if you send in your contribution quickly, it will be
doubled. We desperately need your generous support for this one-time
fundraising effort to save our waters. While contributions of $50,
$500 or $5000 are needed, we would appreciate any amount that you feel
comfortable giving. I know you will give whatever you can.
Thank you for your support and
commitment to this crucially important effort.
Sincerely,
Judith Bruce
President
4/18/08
Contributions may be mailed to: OPC, P.O. Box 2485,
Orleans, MA 02653. Your contributions are tax deductible to the
extent of the law. Orleans Pond Coalition is a non-profit, tax
exempt, charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of Internal
Revenue Code. EIN # 14-1882175
The
Orleans Blue Pages -- A Guide to Protecting Cape Cod Waters
Orleans Pond Coalition
extends its thanks to everyone whose contributions helped make this
project a reality. We hope that you will find useful
suggestions for taking care of our environment and living in harmony with
our coastal waters.
Introduction: Protecting
Our Waters - Together we can make a difference!
Chapter 1: A
Water Primer - Our Beautiful Blue Planet
Chapter 2: A
Quick Start for the Water-Wise
Chapter 3: Water,
Water Everywhere - Sound Water Use
Chapter 4: Out
of Sight, Out of Mind: A Wastewater Primer
Chapter 5: Hazardous
Waste? ...Not in My House!
Chapter 6: Rethink
/ Reuse / Recycle
Chapter 7: Spare
that Shrub! Do Your Part to Control Runoff and Erosion
Chapter 8: Landscaping
for Healthy Watersheds
Chapter 9: Recovery
from Lawn Obsession
Chapter 10: Getting
Out on the Water - Good Boating Practices
Chapter 11: Not
Just of Kids
Chapter 12: Taking
Action
Chapter 13: Where
to Go for Help ... Resources for taking the next steps
Acknowledgements
(c) 2008 Orleans Pond Coalition.
All rights reserved. Reproduction of "The Orleans Blue
Pages" in whole or in part prohibited without permission.
We encourage coastal towns and organizations to
consider the creation of your own "Blue Pages."
Contact us for the how-to's by emailing info@orleanspondcoalition.org
