The Water Resources Education Network has scheduled free Source Water Protection Workshops on November 1 in Hawley, Pike County and November 3 in Gettysburg to help drinking water suppliers, local officials, watershed groups, planners, and residents find out how to safeguard their sources of drinking water.

Protection of existing sources of water is the most cost-effective way to protect public health and control treatment costs, and recommended as an integral part of the multiple barrier approach.

Assistance and grants are available from both the Department of Environmental Protection and the Pennsylvania League of Women Voters WREN Project to help public water systems and communities develop and carry out protection and education programs.

Organizations that attend will receive a free Source Water Protection Toolkit developed by WREN.

For more information and to register online, visit the Source Water Protection Workshop webpage. For questions, please call 267-468-0555 or send email to juliek@voicenet.com .

10/14/2005