Members of the Governor’s Sustainable Water Infrastructure Task Force will hold its first public input meeting to gather comments on Pennsylvania’s drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs May 8 in Harrisburg.

The meeting will be held in Room 105 of the Rachel Carson Building starting at 11:00 a.m.  The Task Force is expected to hear from three groups of witnesses:

· Financial Resources: Carol Koslov, Public Utilitt Commission, Bruce Hottle, Pennsylvania Utility Contractors Association, Barbara Bisgaier, Public Financial Management;

· Innovative Measures: Charles Wunz, HRG Consulting, Bernard Sweeney, Ph. D., Stroud Water Research Center, John Schombert, 3 Rivers Wet Weather Project, Bob Wendelgass, Clean Water Action, Steve Moyer, Trout Unlimited; and

· Needs: Bernard Biga, Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority, Jeff Hines, United Water Dennis Beck, Portage Municipal Water, Don Amadee, Buffalo Township Municipal Authority, Jim Hassinger, Southwest Pennsylvania Commission.

For more information, visit the Governor’s Sustainable Water Infrastructure Task Force webpage or contact Marcus Kohl, DEP, 717-783-7404 or send email to: mkohl@state.pa.us.

5/2/2008