Water quality is focus of three League of Women Voters discussions
Minneapolis residents are invited to attend three free discussions on water quality March 6, April 6 and May 8. The discussions will focus around the quality of water, chemical disposal, health risks, product stewardship and conservation.
Our Troubled Waters
10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, March 6 (registration: 9:30 a.m.)
Willey Hall, University of Minnesota
225 19th Ave. S.
Participants: Representative Paul Gardner (53A); Kathy Lee, U.S. Geological Survey; and David Wallinga, MD, Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy
The discussion will focus around emerging concerns – chemicals entering our water system, health risks to humans and wildlife, and drug disposal and product stewardship.
Urban Water and Land Use
7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, April 6 (registration: 6:30 p.m.)
Lake Harriet United Methodist Church
4901 Chowen Ave. S.
Participants: Danza Mexica Cuauhtémoc of MN; Lois Eberhart, City of Minneapolis Water Resources; and Representative Jean Wagenius (62B)
Learn where water goes when it leaves your yard, what pollutes our lakes and streams, and if the Clean Water Act is working.
Conservation – Preserving Our Water
9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, May 8 (registration: 8:30 a.m.)
Mayflower Congregational Church
106 E. Diamond Lake Road
Participants: Jonathan Foley, Institute on the Environment, University of MN; Sam Lieberman, freelance writer and water advocate; Jenny Winkelman, Mississippi Watershed Mgmt. Organization
Learn how to conserve water at home and work, create and maintain a rain garden, use water-saving products, use green building techniques, and influence water-related policy.
For more information, contact League of Women Voters Minneapolis at (612) 333-6319 or visit www.lwvmpls.org.
March 2, 2010