[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6498-6499]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    TRIBUTE TO THE ELIZABETH RIVER/ARTHUR KILL WATERSHED ASSOCIATION

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 27, 2006

  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I am proud today to recognize a valued 
institution within my Congressional district. For the past 8 years, the 
Elizabeth River/Arthur Kill (ER/AK) Watershed Association has been 
dedicated to the education and empowerment of its diverse, multilingual 
residents by proactively addressing clean water issues. Through 
services such as water-quality testing, research and advocacy, the ER/
AK Watershed Association, which is certified through the New Jersey 
Department of Environmental Protection, stands apart from many 
environmental organizations because of its emphasis on educating 
underserved communities about the environmental issues that affect 
their daily lives.
  Responding to resident requests for community-generated graphics and 
maps of the watershed, the ER/AK Watershed Association worked closely 
with New Jersey's Rutgers University Center of Remote Sensing and 
Spatial Analysis and the prestigious international Green Map 
organization to create a dynamic Green Map that will document the 
natural and cultural resources of our Watershed community. It is 
important to share with you that two other watershed universities, New 
Jersey Institute of Technology and Kean University, have generously 
provided formative

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and foundational resources to the ongoing development of the ER/AK 
Watershed Association.
  I salute the ER/AK Watershed Association and its partners as they 
utilize their Green Map to enhance the quality of life in and around 
the watershed for its natural and human residents. I am proud to have 
this organization in my district and I wish them continued success in 
their future endeavors.

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