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Riverside Center for Innovation, Allegheny, Westmoreland, Greene, Clarion, Butler, Fayette, Armstrong and Washington Co, $5,000
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Water Protection Project 2008- 2009
Project Title: River Alert and Information Network (RAIN) Education and Outreach Program
River, stream, watershed affected by this project: Allegheny, Youghiogheny, Monongahela and parts of the Ohio Rivers
Partners: River Alert and Information Network (RAIN) members and California University of Pennsylvania
Focus: educate and increase awareness of source water protection strategies via three major events (side 2) aimed at thirty-three drinking water suppliers in the Allegheny, Youghiogheny and Monongahela watersheds in eight southwest PA counties.
Read their Newsletter and Final Report. Congrats to RAIN on winning funding to install monitoring equipment.
Contact: Emily Buka 412-322-3523 eb@riversidecenterforinnovation.com
Mountain Watershed Association, Inc., Westmoreland, Fayette counties, $5,000
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Protection Project 2006-2007
Project Title: Biking Toward Stewardship
Area to be protected: Indian Creek Watershed
Partners: Trips for Kids, Indian Creek Valley Water Authority,
Saltlick Township, Saltlick Township Volunteer Fire Department, and National Speed Goat
Focus: expand use of the national “Trips for Kids” program to introduce children to mountain biking while they learn about things they can do to protect the Indian Creek watershed and the sources that provide their drinking water. Develop a brochure.
Contact: Beverly Braverman, 724-455-4200, email: mtwatershed@lhtc.net.
Mountain Watershed Association, Fayette & Westmoreland counties, $3,760
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF
WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Protection Project 2003-2004
Project Title: Where Does My Water Come From?
Area to be protected: Indian Creek Watershed
Partner(s): Indian Creek Valley Water Authority, and Saltlick Township
Supervisors
Focus: post Water Supply Area signs, produce brochures, and make presentations
about source water protection throughout the community
Contact: Beverly Braverman, 724-455-4200, email:
mtwatershed@lhtc.net
Fayette County Conservation District
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Water Protection Project, 2002-2003
Project Title: Fayette County Children's Water Festival
Area to be protected: the Monogahela River Watershed
Partners: Fayette County Conservation District, Indian Creek Valley
Water Authority, Mountain Water Association, North Fayette County
Municipal Authority, PAWC, George Creek Clearwater Coop Initiative,
Greater Redstone
Clearwater Initiative, Jacobs Creek Watershed Association, Mountain
Watershed Association, Laurel Highlands High School, PA DCNR - Ohio
Pyle State Park, PADEP & WPC Watershed Assistance Center
Focus: hold the second annual children's water festival
Counties served: Fayette County Grant: $3,100
Contact: Heather Fowler, 724-438-4497, email: heatherdfowler@yahoo.com
Fayette County Conservation
District
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF
WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Water Protection Project,
2001-2002
Project Title: Fayette County Children's Water Festival
Area(s) to be protected: the Monogahela River Watershed
Partner(s): Fayette
County Conservation District, Indian Creek Valley Water Authority,
Mountain Water Association, North
Fayette County Municipal Authority, PAWC, George Creek Clearwater
Coop Initiative, Greater Redstone Clearwater Initiative, Jacobs
Creek Watershed Association, Mountain Watershed Association, Laurel
Highlands High School, PA DCNR - Ohio Pyle State Park, PADEP & WPC
Watershed Assistance Center
Focus: Hold the first Fayette County Children's
Groundwater Festival, a one-day educational event for sixth grade
students in the county.
Grant: $3,100
Contact: Heather Fowler, 724.438.4497, email: heatherdfowler@yahoo.com
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