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Waterkeeper Alliance connects and supports local Waterkeeper programs
to provide a voice for waterways and their communities worldwide. To
champion clean water and strong communities, Waterkeeper Alliance:
1. Supports and empowers member Waterkeeper organizations to protect
communities, ecosystems and water quality;
2. Promotes the Waterkeeper model for watershed protection worldwide; and
3. Advocates for issues common to Waterkeeper programs.

Each Waterkeeper program reflects the needs of the waterbody and
community it represents. The common thread for each Waterkeeper
program is a full-time person who serves as the Waterkeeper, the
public advocate for that body of water.

Waterkeepers are part investigator, scientist, lawyer, and advocate.
Think of a Waterkeeper's "clients" as all the users of the watershed
for which the Waterkeeper advocates. A successful advocate has a
diverse bag of tools that allows her or him as the Waterkeeper to get
the job done. All Waterkeepers also have a boat ranging in size from
canoes to research vessels, but sometimes a pair of hip boots is more
important than a boat. Sometimes a legal brief is more important than
either. Each waterbody has its own unique challenges requiring a
distinct and well-defined strategy.

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