The Water Resources Education Network and its partners will hold a Source Water Protection Workshop on June 26 starting at 6:00 p.m. at the Bessemer Fire Hall, Bessemer, Pa.

The workshop will address these and other issues--

-- How land use impacts drinking water quality and treatment costs;

-- How communities can assess and protect areas surrounding drinking water sources;

-- Source water protection concepts and resources;

-- Contamination prevention and education efforts;

-- DEP’s Source Water Protection Technical Assistance;

-- Technical and financial resources available; and

-- Examples of drinking water protection programs.

Partners supporting the workshop include: Department of Environmental Protection, PA Rural Water Association, The League of Women Voters of Lawrence County, F. D. Campbell Memorial Library and "The Straight Scoop on Shale Drilling" initiative of the LWVPA Citizen Education Fund.

For more information, download the Workshop flyer or contact Julie Kollar, WREN, 267-468-0555 or send email to: juliekwren@verizon.net.

6/25/2012