WILLIAMSPORT — The Department of Environmental Protection today invited water suppliers and local officials to attend a free workshop where they will learn how to collaborate and better protect drinking water sources.
The workshop will be held from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21, at the Hyde Social Hall, 1618 Washington Ave. in Clearfield. It will explain how communities can assess and protect areas surrounding water sources, facilitate better local decision making on land use and open space preservation, and involve the public in efforts to avoid contamination.
Information on DEP’s source water protection technical assistance program also will be presented.
Those interested in attending must pre-register for the workshop by visiting www.drinkingwaterwise.org or by contacting Julie Kollar of the League of Women Voters’ Water Resources Education Network at 267-468-0555 or juliekwren@verizon.net.
The workshop is sponsored by DEP, the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania’s Water Resources Education Network, the Pennsylvania Rural Water Association (PRWA), the Pennsylvania Section of American Water Works Association, Susquehanna River Basin Commission, Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, Clearfield County Conservation District, Clearfield County Planning and Community Development Office, Clearfield County Senior Environment Corps/RSVP, and the Great DuBois Chamber of Commerce.
PRWA will provide 3.5 contact hours for certified operators.
For more information, call 570-327-3659 or visit www.depweb.state.pa.us.