STATE
EVENTS
2003
Massachusetts
Drinking Water Day Awards Ceremony, Brockton, May 8
Source Water Stewardship Exchange Week,
Groton, May 4-9
National
Theatre for Children Performances, Statewide, May 5-9
22st
Annual MWRA School Contest Awards Ceremony, Boston, May 23
2003
Massachusetts
Drinking Water Day Awards Ceremony, May 8
Time:
Thursday, May 8, 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Place: The
Conference Center at Massasoit, 770 Crescent Street (Rt. 27),
Brockton
Host: Massachusetts Drinking Water
Event Committee
Guest Speaker:
Bruce Schwoegler
Awards
Given
The
2003 Massachusetts Drinking Water Awards
will be given by
DEP, MWWA, NeRWA, and RCAP Solutions to the public water
suppliers who scored in the top 10% in calendar year 2002. Awards
will be given in four categories: Small Community Systems (serving
3300 people or less), Medium-to-Large Community Systems, Consecutive
Systems (community systems supplying purchased water), and NTNCs
(serving nonresidential schools and businesses).
Scoring
this year was based entirely on compliance with state and federal
drinking water standards, regulations, and guidelines in
2002. A large number of water suppliers were under
consideration for these awards, so ties were broken by reviewing
compliance records for up to five previous
years.
The
2003 EPA Environmental Educator Awards
also will be presented at the ceremony to recognize individuals in
each state who have demonstrated exceptional work in drinking
water education.
For
more information
about the awards and the ceremony, contact Marie Tennant at (617)
292-5885 or marie.tennant-DEP@state.ma.us.
Congratulations
to all the winners!
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Nashua
River Watershed Source Water Stewardship Exchange Week, May 4-9
During
National Drinking Water Week, five
nationally known experts will stay in Groton, MA to delve into bi-state source water
stewardship issues in the northern sub-basins of the
Nashua.
Exchange
Week will include watershed tours, walks, roundtables, forums,
briefings, and an evening reception. The week will culminate
with a set of recommendations generated by the
experts.
The
week's agenda and directions can be viewed at www.nashuariverwatershed.org/releases/exch_wk.html.
Everyone is invited to attend these events.
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National
Theatre for Children Performances, Statewide, May 5-9
National Theatre for Children, a professional theater company
from Minneapolis, Minnesota, will perform three lively,
interactive plays about water resource protection during
Drinking
Water Week
Cities
and towns where performances will be held: Newton,
Chelmsford, Leominster, Berkley, Boston, Fitchburg, Lakeville,
Bellingham, Savoy, Florida, Cummington, West Springfield,
Charlemont, Southbridge, Athol, Westfield, and
Springfield.
For
more information about these performances, please contact Daniel
Laprade at (413) 755-2289 or daniel.laprade@state.ma.us
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