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Thu Mar 25, 2010
» Full ArticleBerks County Equipment Operators Workshop / Storm Water
March 25th (Registration Deadline March 17th) The workshop is free to attend but registration is required. Topics include: Introduction of new staff, New NPDES Permit requirements, E&S & Post-Construction Stormwater BMPs, PPC Plans, Soils & Revegetation.
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Sat Apr 17, 2010
» Full ArticleBerks County Conservation District’s annual Tree Seedling Sale / Education and Outreach
The Berks County Conservation District’s annual Tree Seedling Sale will be held April 15th – 17th, 2010
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Mon Mar 1, 2010
» Full ArticleLEGISLATION TO OPTIMIZE COORDINATED CONSERVATION OF DELAWARE WATERSHED / Storm Water
Washington | February 25, 2010 - Today, Reps. Mike Castle (R-DE), Charlie Dent (R-PA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), and Rush Holt (D-NJ), co-chairs of the Delaware River Basin Task Force in the U.S. House of Representatives, introduced the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2010 to further coordinate conservation efforts in the Delaware watershed.
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Thu Mar 11, 2010
» Full ArticleInnovative Agriculture/No-Till Workshop set for Berks County / Agricultural
Thursday, March 11, 2010 Berks County Agricultural Center Auditorium 1238 County Welfare Road, Leesport, PA 19533
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Thu Feb 25, 2010
» Full ArticleKnow Your Watershed- Schuylkill Watershed Congress / Education and Outreach
It is time for the annual Schuylkill Watershed Congress, which each year gathers volunteers and organizations to present new information about watershed restoration for watershed citizens interested in understanding, protecting and restoring their local streams.
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Sat Mar 27, 2010
» Full ArticleThe Revolutionary River Film Premiere / Education and Outreach
The Schuylkill River Heritage Area will hold premiere events in Philadelphia and Pottsville to introduce a new public television documentary about the Schuylkill River region.
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Thu Feb 25, 2010
» Full Article2010 Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Grant Program / Planning
The 2010 Schuylkill Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Grant Program is now open. Letter of intent are due my March 25th.
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Wed Feb 24, 2010
» Full ArticleFlooding problems plague industrial complex / Storm Water
UPPER DUBLIN — Mention the Fort Washington Office Park to anyone in the township, whether that person is a longtime resident or a newcomer, and one word always seems to come to mind: flooding.
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Mon Mar 29, 2010
» Full ArticleFinancing Green Infrastructure Workshop Announced / Storm Water
The Temple-Villanova Sustainable Stormwater Initiative (T-VSSI) is excited to announce an informational workshop, "Financing Opportunities for Green Infrastructure".
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Thu Mar 18, 2010
» Full ArticleTemple University Teach-In, Gas Drilling in PA / Storm Water
The event will be about gas drilling from various perspectives, and there will be speakers, panels, and videos all day and in various rooms. The teach-in will include citizen groups, scientists, environmental organization representatives and experts in the law and practical aspects of watersheds and gas drilling - in both panel discussions and presentations, including chances to ask questions.
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Tue Feb 9, 2010
» Full ArticleSewer plant undergoing upgrade / Pathogens / Compliance
The North Wales Water Authority is trying to reduce the amount of phosphorus and nitrogen discharged into the Wissahickon Creek Watershed. And upgrades to the sewer treatment plant are intended to do just that, according to authority engineer Ken Heydt.
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Tue Feb 9, 2010
» Full ArticleStepping stones placed on trail / General
The Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association (WVWA) recently installed four sets of stepping-stones that enable walkers to hike the length of the Green Ribbon Trail as it criss-crosses the Wissahickon Creek.
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Tue Feb 9, 2010
» Full ArticlePennsylvania American Water 2010 Environmental Grant Program / General
Pennsylvania American Water is now accepting applications for the 2010 Environmental Grant Program. The company will award grants of up to $10,000 to support diverse types of environmental sustainability activities such as watershed cleanups, reforestation efforts, biodiversity projects, streamside buffer restoration projects and hazardous waste collection efforts.
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Fri Feb 5, 2010
» Full ArticleA "green" city plan to reduce storm water runoff / Storm Water
Storm water is nasty and dirty and can cause flooding. So the sooner it gets off a property, the better. But it's about to become valuable stuff in Philadelphia. Businesses can make money by embracing it. Or face losing money if they let it go.
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Fri Feb 5, 2010
» Full ArticleTesting will advance Ontelaunee Lake dredging project in 2 townships / General
The Reading Area Water Authority is moving ahead with a crucial step in its plan to dredge Lake Ontelaunee for the first time in the lake's 80-year history.
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Fri Feb 5, 2010
» Full ArticleResolution protects Horse-Shoe Trail / Watershed Land Collaborative
The Brecknock Township supervisors have passed a resolution to protect the township's 10-mile section of the Horse-Shoe Trail.
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Fri Feb 5, 2010
» Full ArticleU. Salford gets a look at sewer plan / Pathogens / Compliance
A townhall meeting on a proposed Act 537 sewage facilities plan drew a packed house Wednesday at Salford Hills Elementary School.
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Fri Feb 5, 2010
» Full ArticleDouglass (Berks) works to preserve rural character / Watershed Land Collaborative
DOUGLASS (Berks) — Although the goals of the township's 20-year-old comprehensive plan haven't changed in the new plan up for consideration by the township supervisors, the priority of those goals has been reversed in the final draft.
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Wed Feb 3, 2010
» Full ArticleUpper Pottsgrove Open Space Committee to close shop / Watershed Land Collaborative
UPPER POTTSGROVE — Sometimes, the sign of a truly successful enterprise is to put itself out of business. That is the fate awaiting the Upper Pottsgrove Open Space Committee.
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Wed Feb 3, 2010
» Full ArticleUpper Pottsgrove Open Space Committee to close shop / Watershed Land Collaborative
UPPER POTTSGROVE — Sometimes, the sign of a truly successful enterprise is to put itself out of business. That is the fate awaiting the Upper Pottsgrove Open Space Committee.
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Wed Feb 3, 2010
» Full ArticleOpen Space: Past, present and future / Watershed Land Collaborative
You might say the seeds of preservation were planted on a 28-acre Limerick parcel now slated for open space preservation about 95 years ago. On the other hand, the idea of preserving another 39 acres in Douglass (Mont.) is little more than a year old.
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Wed Feb 3, 2010
» Full ArticleSchool opens on Valley Forge park grounds / Education and Outreach
Not every preschooler gets to learn the alphabet in a park that commemorates an epic struggle for independence, but when 80 students at the Montessori Children's House of Valley Forge look out their window, history stares back.
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Fri Jan 29, 2010
» Full ArticleEPA creates tipline for reports of suspicious gas drilling activities / General
The Philadelphia office of the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a toll-free tipline on Tuesday for citizens to report "unusual or suspicious" activity related to natural gas drilling.
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Fri Jan 22, 2010
» Full ArticleBig things happening at Montgomery County Community College West / Education and Outreach
The parking lot at 140 College Drive is currently being reconstructed, and Stout is happy about that for several reasons. For one thing, it will provide much-needed parking for the college's West Campus students. But even more importantly, it's the first stage in the physical revitalization of that site, which is situated across from the College's South Hall, and directly in front of Pottstown's Riverfront Park.
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Thu Jan 21, 2010
» Full ArticleRedefining our lawns to save time and trouble / Storm Water
The buzz might never rival a gasoline-powered mower, but there's growing noise out there about reenvisioning a cherished American tradition: the turfgrass lawn.
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Mon Jan 18, 2010
» Full ArticleWinter 2010 SAN Connections- the SAN quarterly newsletter / Education and Outreach
The quartertly newsletter of the Schuylkill Action Network (Winter 2010)
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Mon Jan 18, 2010
» Full ArticleArt Contest Seeks to Bag ‘Poo-lution’ / Education and Outreach
More than 389,000 dogs live in Philadelphia according to a formula used by the American Veterinary Medical Association, and while most owners pick up after their pets, not all of them do. That is why the Philadelphia Water Department, together with the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, is asking students in grades six through 12 to film 30-second videos showing how pet waste is “poo-luting” local waters.
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Sat Mar 13, 2010
» Full ArticleREGISTER NOW- 2010 Schuylkill Watershed Congress (March 13th) / Education and Outreach
The Schuylkill Watershed Congress is an annual gathering of citizens interested in understanding, protecting and restoring local watersheds and streams. This event features a diverse program with concurrent and poster sessions covering a broad range of watershed topics.
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Mon Jan 4, 2010
» Full ArticleParking lot project delayed / Storm Water
Article about porous pavement project in Montgomery County
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Mon Jan 4, 2010
» Full ArticlePublic Meeting On Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling Set For January 19 In Media / General
Rep. Greg Vitali (D-Delaware) will host an informational meeting on Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. January 19 in the large auditorium at Delaware County Community College, 901 S. Media Line Road, Media.
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Fri Jan 1, 2010
» Full ArticleMany Welcome 2010 With Plunge Into Icy Water / General
Tradition was kept alive in Pottstown, Montgomery County on New Years day. The borough's parks and recreation department helped organize a polar bear plunge into the Schuylkill River and a celebration at the adjacent Riverfront Park.
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Sat Jan 2, 2010
» Full ArticleB-r-r-r-r-r-r-ave souls take polar bear plunge / Education and Outreach
It was with this sanguine observation that Todd Crosley of Pottstown apparently convinced four other friends to leap into the Schuylkill River on New Year's Day.
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Fri Jan 1, 2010
» Full ArticleWaterskiing sets the stage for an exciting new year / Education and Outreach
With a sparse but enthusiastic crowd on shore, the Black Rock Skiers hosted their annual New Year's Day water-ski event on the Schuylkill River early Friday afternoon.
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Tue Dec 22, 2009
» Full ArticleThe Source Water, Climate & Carbon Connection / Planning
Can water systems generate carbon credits though source water protection projects, and sell credits to pay for the projects?
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Tue Dec 8, 2009
» Full Article2010 Drinking Water Scholastic Awards Announced / Education and Outreach
The Schuylkill Action Network, a collaboration including the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the City of Philadelphia Water Department, the Delaware River Basin Commission, the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary and other partner organizations, is proud to announce the 2010 annual Drinking Water Scholastic Awards call for nominations. Winners from each category will be invited to the award ceremony during National Drinking Water Week, May 3 to 7, 2010 in the greater Philadelphia area and will receive a prize valued at $200.
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Mon Dec 7, 2009
» Full ArticleWorkshop to highlight progress on Schuylkill Watershed / Planning
The Schuylkill Action Network is holding its annual workshop Dec. 7 to set new priorities and highlight past successes in improving the river's watershed.
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Mon Nov 16, 2009
» Full ArticleLower Merion Conservancy wants to preserve open space / Watershed Land Collaborative
The Lower Merion Conservancy is headquartered in a cottage house, tucked and secluded in Rolling Hill Park down a shady path, past the ruins of a mansion that burnt down in the 1950s.
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Thu Nov 19, 2009
» Full ArticleConservancy Releases Results Of First-Of-A-Kind Study / Education and Outreach
Officials in Berks County are taking a closer look at their surroundings. This morning, members of the Berks County Conservancy delivered the first ever State of the Environment Address. Officials with the conservancy are touting this study as the first of its kind in Pennsylvania.
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Tue Nov 10, 2009
» Full ArticleUpper Pottsgrove wins award for open space / Watershed Land Collaborative
UPPER POTTSGROVE — While our valiant Phillies may have been unable to lock down back-to-back World Championships on the baseball diamond, this township is becoming a champion at winning back-to-back awards for its efforts to preserve open space.
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Wed Nov 4, 2009
» Full ArticleAlbany to borrow $380,000 to buy land for park / Watershed Land Collaborative
Albany Township is borrowing $380,000 to buy farmland that is targeted to become the township's first municipal park.
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Sat Oct 31, 2009
» Full ArticleLetter to the Editor: A commitment to better water quality / Planning
The Schuylkill Restoration Fund proves to be an important resource for the Schuylkill River.
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Thu Oct 29, 2009
» Full ArticleGrants to fund restoration efforts at park in Ambler / Watershed Land Collaborative
Ambler has received two grants that will pay for efforts to restore the natural habitat of its borough park.
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Wed Oct 28, 2009
» Full ArticleOfficial: Focus funds on river / Watershed Land Collaborative
The Montgomery County open space chairman recommended concentrating the county's limited preservation resources to land along the Schuylkill River.
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Fri Oct 23, 2009
» Full ArticleMine drainage treatment sites toured / Abandoned Mine Drainage
Mine draining treatment systems toured in Schuylkill River Watershed
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Tue Oct 13, 2009
» Full ArticleKutztown students plant trees with Conservancy / Storm Water
Kutztown students tree planting project with the Berks County Conservancy help protect watershed.
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Tue Oct 13, 2009
» Full ArticleWHYY -Philadelphia's Water Department discusses new stormwater initiatives in the City / Storm Water
HOWARD NEUKRUG, Director of the Philadelphia Water Department's Watersheds office, and prime mover behind a watershed-centric municipal water planning model that's been adopted in many parts of the country, will discuss what's happening in the area when it comes to runoff, and why we should care.
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Wed Oct 7, 2009
» Full ArticleOctober 2009 SAN Connections / Education and Outreach
SAN quarterly newsletter
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Mon Sep 28, 2009
» Full ArticleMerck steps up to help Wissahickon watershed / Storm Water
On Thursday, the pharmaceutical company announced it will spend $2.9 million overall as part of the Wissahickon Creek Restoration Supplemental Environmental Projects
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Mon Sep 28, 2009
» Full ArticleMontco municipalities see hope in DEP meeting / Storm Water
A Montgomery County municipal consortium hoped to use a recent meeting to express its concerns over new stormwater requirements to the state Department of Environmental Protection.
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Mon Sep 28, 2009
» Full ArticleBreaking ground with a $1.6 billion plan to tame water / Storm Water
Philadelphia has announced a $1.6 billion plan to transform the city over the next 20 years by embracing its storm water - instead of hustling it down sewers and into rivers as fast as possible.
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Mon Sep 28, 2009
» Full ArticleCity of Philadelphia’s A Long Term Control Plan (available online) / Storm Water
The City of Philadelphia’s Program for Combined Sewer Overflow Control: A Long Term Control Plan Update (LTCPU)
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Thu Sep 24, 2009
» Full ArticleDevelopment pressure still a challenge for Berks County farmers / Watershed Land Collaborative
The county's farmland preservation program is exemplary, but the area continues to see sprawl transform once-rural landscapes.
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Fri Sep 11, 2009
» Full ArticleBerks County Community Foundation Building designed to save energy, money / Education and Outreach
Some items are from recycled materials; others will cut bills by saving energy, capturing rainwater for reuse By Darrin Youker Reading Eagle
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Fri Sep 4, 2009
» Full Article1949 article talks about dredging the Schuylkill River / Abandoned Mine Drainage
They're Cleaning up Pennsylvania's Foulest River- By Bill Wolf, The Saturday Evening Post, July 9, 1949
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Tue Aug 25, 2009
» Full Article2 Berks conservation groups get grants for $169,149 to improve Schuylkill watershed / Agricultural
Schuylkill River Heritage Area awards grants through the Schuylkill River Watershed Restoration Fund
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Tue Aug 25, 2009
» Full ArticleExelon grants $175,000 to Schuylkill River projects / Abandoned Mine Drainage
Berks County Conservancy and the Schuylkill Headwater's Association awarded grants to improve the health of the Schuylkill River
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Thu Jul 16, 2009
» Full ArticleJuly 2009 SAN Connection / Watershed Land Collaborative
quarterly newsletter
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Thu Jul 2, 2009
» Full ArticleNew Handbook Will Help Make Golf Courses More "Green" / Storm Water
The Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC), in partnership with Land Studies, Inc., published the new Best Management Practices Handbook with financial assistance from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's Growing Greener Grant Program.
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Wed Jun 17, 2009
» Full ArticleCelebrate the Schuylkill a Success! / Storm Water
SAN members and honored guests gathered on June 2nd at the Brookside Country Club in Pottstown, PA to celebrate the successful completion of the SWIG projects.
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Mon May 18, 2009
» Full ArticleFairmount Dam Fishway (fish ladder) Facility Ribbon Cutting / Education and Outreach
The ribbon cutting ceremony was held May 19th at the Fairmount Dam Fishway Facility. Stop by and check out the outdoor classroom at the Fishway on West River Drive.
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Fri Jul 17, 2009
» Full ArticleRequest for Applications for Watershed Protection and Restoration Grants and Flood Protection Grants Through the Growing Greener Plus Program / Storm Water
Applications and guidelines will be available online at the Growing Greener webpage or send email to: GrowingGreener@state.pa.us or contact the Growing Greener Grant Center at 717-705-5400.
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Mon Jun 1, 2009
» Full ArticleStormwater Best Management Practices (BMP) Recognition Program - Submissions Requested / Storm Water
The Philadelphia Water Department, Villanova University, Temple University and partners are currently accepting submissions for the 2009 Stormwater Best Management (BMP) Recognition Program. We are looking for innovative stormwater management projects that are already in the ground and that could serve as model demonstration projects. The selected projects will be highlighted at the Pennsylvania Stormwater Management Symposium, held at Villanova University, in October, 2009. Deadline for submissions = June 1st, 2009 For more information and to submit your project, please visit:
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Fri Apr 3, 2009
» Full ArticleLocal environmental organization warns action is necessary to save local water / Education and Outreach
By JOE ROONEY The Phoenix Correspondent Editor’s Note: This is the third in a four-part series running through Saturday that will examine issues surrounding the Schuylkill River, local environmental concerns and public safety
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Thu Apr 2, 2009
» Full ArticleRiver faces risks every day / Education and Outreach
By Joe Rooney The Phoenix Correspondent Editor's note: This is the second in a four-part series running through Saturday that will examine issues surrounding the Schuylkill River, local environmental concerns and public safety. Today's piece continues an examination of the state of drinking water in the borough and its primary source, the Schuylkill River.
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Wed Apr 1, 2009
» Full ArticleLIFEBLOOD OF THE BOROUGH - Is Phoenixville ready to tackle drinking water issues? / Education and Outreach
Phoenix Correspondent Wednesday, April 1, 2009 By Joe Rooney Editor's note: This is the first in a four-part series running through Saturday that will examine issues surrounding the Schuylkill River, local environmental concerns and public safety. Today's piece examines the state of drinking water in the borough.
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Sat Mar 7, 2009
» Full ArticleClimate change concerns hit home at Watershed Congress / Education and Outreach
Pottstown Mercury Monday, March 9, 2009 7:53 AM EDT By Evan Brandt, ebrandt@pottsmerc.com POTTSTOWN — Environmentalists like to say we should think globally and act locally. Saturday morning, the keynote speaker at the Schuylkill Watershed Congress, held at Montgomery County Community College's West Campus, made his interpretation of that axiom uncommonly literal. Keynote speaker Andrew Pitz took the truly global issue of climate change and, with an hour-long presentation based loosely on training provided by former Vice President Al Gore's organization, made it truly local, ending with a call for local action. . .