Is Raleigh's drinking water in danger?
WakeUP, an organization that advocates for sustainable development in Wake County, N.C., will hold a free public forum on Saturday, Feb. 27 at Raleigh's McKimmon Center to discuss pollution in Falls Lake, the main source of drinking water for Raleigh and Eastern Wake communities.The forum comes as an important rule-making process is underway to clean up the lake, which is currently listed among the state's impaired waters due in large part to pollution caused by runoff from development.
Among the people scheduled to speak are state Rep. Jennifer Weiss, water pollution expert Dr. JoAnn Burkholder of N.C. State University, Raleigh's Assistant Public Utilities Director Kenneth Waldroup, and Environment NC Director Elizabeth Ouzts. For more details and to register, click here.
(Photo of Falls Lake by Sue Sturgis)
Labels: drinking water safety, environmental events, Falls Lake, WakeUP Wake County, water pollution
posted by Sue Sturgis @ 3:33 PM
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I am an avid fisherman and it is appalling the amount of trash I see on our local lakes. Something has to change.
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