The Department of Environmental Protection and the Statewide and Regional Water Resources Committees this week posted more information on public meetings/hearings on the draft Pennsylvania State Water Plan.

The meetings and hearings are set for:

· Ohio Region - September 8, Seven Fields Borough Community Center, 380 Castle Creek Drive, Seven Fields, Pa;

· Great Lakes Region - September 9, Erie County Conservation Distric, 1927 Wager Road, Erie;

· Delaware Region - September 11, Northampton Community College, Fowler Family Southside Center Room 605, 511 East Third St, Bethlehem;

· Lower Susquehanna Region - September 15, Radisson Inn, 1150 Camp Hill Bypass, Camp Hill;

· Upper/Middle Susquehanna Region - September 17, Holiday Inn, 100 Pine St., Williamsport; and

· Potomac Region - September 18, Penn State Mont Alto, Multi-Purpose Center, One Campus Dr., Mont Alto, Pa.

The meetings and hearings are an opportunity for citizens to provide input on drafts of the updated State Water Plan.

For more information, visit the PA State Water Plan – Act 220 webpage or contact Leslie Sarvis, DEP at 717-772-5634 or send email to: lsarvis@state.pa.us.

8/22/2008