Sustaining Your Public Water Supply:
Tools of the Trade for Municipal Officials, Planners and Water Suppliers
June 19, 2013
Raystown Lake Visitor Center - Huntingdon County
Pennsylvania is changing. Forward-thinking communities are using source water protection to ensure the sustainability of drinking water. Source water protection uses a science-based approach backed by PADEP that puts multiple barriers in place to help keep contaminants like polluted runoff from farm fields, energy extraction, stormwater, transportation spills and emerging contaminants from jeopardizing water supply sources and threatening public health. It works for both groundwater and surface water supplies.
This informative workshop brings top speakers who will share resources and techniques to help you safeguard a reliable supply of safe, affordable drinking water, and enjoy greater peace of mind. Sponsored by PA DEP, the Water Resources Education Network (WREN Project), and the Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute, the workshop was designed with multiple audiences in mind – municipal officials and managers, community planners, water authority members and water utility staff– because all play an important role in providing safe and sustainable drinking water to our communities.
Speakers:
- Stan Lembeck, Ph.D., AICP, Chairman PA Municipal Planning Educational Institute --land use and planning tools to sustain drinking water supplies
- Cathy Port, Geologic Specialist, PA DEP --highlights of the Source Water Protection Program available in Pennsylvania
- Beth Futrick, Agricultural Ombudsman, Blair County Conservation District --tools to reduce agricultural risks to drinking water
- Andrew McAllister, W. PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation -- tools to reduce acid mine drainage risks to drinking water
- Brian Eckert, Director, PA Department of Community & Economic Development --financial tools for water supplies and watershed protection
- Julie Kollar, Director, Water Resources Education Network -- Resources and techniques PA communities are using for drinking water protection
The workshop will benefit new and experienced municipal officials, planners, water utilities, conservation groups and anyone interested in safe drinking water.
Registration fee of $10 covers box lunch, workshop and materials. Checks may be mailed to: League of Women Voters of PA-CEF, 226 Forster St, Harrisburg, PA 17102 or you may pay at the door. We anticipate that the workshop will be approved for 2 Water Operator Conference Contact Hours by PADEP.
To learn more about source water protection in Pennsylvania, view the video at http://www.sourcewaterpa.org/.
Clean drinking water is vital to communities. Please Join Us!
For Questions, please contact:
Julie Kollar
Director
Water Resources Education Network (WREN) a project of the
League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania Citizen Education Fund
Please visit the WREN websites: www.sourcewaterpa.org and http://wren.palwv.org
