3/13/97 Contact: Kim Cutlip, 614/355-2220
ATHENS, Ohio -- Community leaders and citizens can take an active role in ensuring their water supply is protected by watching a live satellite broadcast to Ohio University's six campuses and Shawnee State University Wednesday (March 19) from 2:30 to 4 p.m.
The interactive broadcast, "Tools for Drinking Water Protection," will present information on how decision makers such as water utility staff, environmental health officials, town planners, natural resource staff, elected officials, community leaders and citizens can protect drinking water sources.
Produced by the League of Women Voters Education Fund and the Public Broadcasting System and sponsored locally by the Institute for Local Government Administration and Rural Development (ILGARD), the program will feature successful case studies of water protection programs that illustrate strategies for similar plans at the local level.
The country's top water quality experts will discuss ways to form, implement and maintain water protection programs by setting goals, involving key people and creating awareness.
Following the broadcast, an expert from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency will be available for a question-and-answer session, focusing on strategies local groups may implement to ensure acceptable water quality.
The broadcast may be viewed at the following campus locations from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. with a half-hour, question-and-answer session afterwards:
To register at one of the regional campuses, contact Daleen Dotson at ILGARD, 614/593-4388. The registration deadline is Monday (March 17).