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SUMMARY:PA Environment Digest Blog: Master Watershed Steward Watershed-Friendly Native Plant Kit Sale
DESCRIPTION:Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Program is now accepting orders for their 2024 Watershed-Friendly Native Plant Kit Sale through June 18 or until sold out.\nPick your preferred kit online and select the most convenient curbside fall pickup location from 17 sites across the state. \nProceeds from the Watershed-Friendly Native Plant Kits will support the Master Watershed Steward program providing volunteer-driven education and restoration work in that region. \nEach of the Watershed-Friendly kits are designed to help you incorporate more native plants into your property for habitat creation\, stormwater management\, pollutant reduction\, and other positive ecological services.\nReducing stormwater runoff\, reducing water pollution\, conserving water\, and supporting wildlife and pollinators are critical elements of healthy watershed-friendly properties and the focus areas of the Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Watershed-Friendly certification\, a collaboration with Nurture Nature Center. \nNative plants are woven throughout the certification criteria because of all the benefits that native plant gardens can provide.\nKits are composed of plant plugs from carefully selected species grown by Kind Earth Growers using locally collected open-source pollinated seeds and 50% peat-free growing media. \nPlant plugs are smaller than what is typically found in nurseries\, allowing for easier transportation and planting within existing vegetation. \nThe plugs have healthy root systems which will establish this fall so that your plants can flourish next growing season.\nClick Here to order and for all the details.
URL:https://schuylkillwaters.org/event/pa-environment-digest-blog-master-watershed-steward-watershed-friendly-native-plant-kit-sale-6/
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SUMMARY:EPA ORD Emergency Response Webinar - Pathogen Contaminated Wastewater: Where Does It Go & How to Treat It
DESCRIPTION:The contamination of wastewater with pathogens has become an ever-increasing concern for wastewater treatment plant operators since the 2001 Amerithrax incident\, 2014 Ebola outbreak\, and most recently\, the COVID-19 pandemic. A better understanding of how these pathogens move through the wastewater system and effective measures for removing them from materials and wastewater is crucial.\nThis webinar presentation will showcase research conducted at EPA’s Test and Evaluation facility. It will discuss pathogen persistence in an activated sludge treatment system\, methods for treating biosolids contaminated with heat-resistant spores (i.e.\, lime stabilization\, composting\, and incineration) and what conditions might contribute to pathogens surviving treatment. Lastly\, the presentation will go over past and ongoing work on the characteristics and properties that govern bioaerosol emission from aeration basins at wastewater treatment plants.\nRegister Here: Link
URL:https://schuylkillwaters.org/event/epa-ord-emergency-response-webinar-pathogen-contaminated-wastewater-where-does-it-go-how-to-treat-it-2/
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SUMMARY:US Geological Survey Hosts May 9 Webinar On New USGS Base Streamflow Forecasting Web Tool
DESCRIPTION: \nThe US Geological Survey will host a May 9 webinar on the new USGS Baseflow Stream Forecasting Web Tool starting at 2:00 p.m. EDT.\nThis webinar will demonstrate how to access forecasts generated for active USGS streamgaging locations across the Nation. The webinar will also discuss the need for baseflow (low flow) information and possible applications of the tool. The baseflow forecast tool may be of interest to natural resource managers\, irrigation districts\, and water utilities\, as well as federal\, Tribal\, state\, and local agencies. We will present for 30 minutes and then leave plenty of time for questions and discussion.\nClick Here to register for the webinar.  Questions about this new tool should be directed to Christopher Konrad\, cpkonrad@usgs.gov.\n \nVisit the USGS Baseflow Stream Forecasting Web Tool page to start using this new resource.\nFor more information on water resources in Pennsylvania\, visit the USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center webpage.
URL:https://schuylkillwaters.org/event/us-geological-survey-hosts-may-9-webinar-on-new-usgs-base-streamflow-forecasting-web-tool-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240516T100000
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SUMMARY:PENNVEST 2024 Educational Event in Montgomery County
DESCRIPTION:PENNVEST’s Montgomery County Training will be held at:\nAbington Township Crestmont Community Center\n2595 Rubicam Avenue\nWillow Grove\, PA 19090\nClick here to register for the May 16 training\nEach year\, PENNVEST conducts outreach sessions to educate public and private entities on the financial opportunities available for funding clean water projects. \nParticipants in these events will learn answers to: \nHow can PENNVEST help?\nWhat are the funding sources?\nWhy PENNVEST financing?\nHow do I apply for financing?\nWho can I contact for help?\nWhere do I find PENNVEST resources?\nHow do I stay informed of new information?
URL:https://schuylkillwaters.org/event/pennvest-2024-educational-event-in-montgomery-county-4/
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SUMMARY:EPA 2024 Mid-Atlantic Virtual Summit: Empowering Communities for Environmental Equity
DESCRIPTION:EPA Region 3 is hosting the 2024 Mid-Atlantic Virtual Summit – Empowering Communities for Environmental Equity. Learn more and register at: https://cvent.me/2Waz8q. \n  \n 
URL:https://schuylkillwaters.org/event/epa-2024-mid-atlantic-virtual-summit-empowering-communities-for-environmental-equity-3/
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SUMMARY:U.S. EPA Small Drinking Water Systems Webinar - Technical Assistance for Lead
DESCRIPTION:Join EPA for this 2-part webinar focused on addressing lead in small community water systems. Click here to register \nService Line Inventory Technical Assistance for Small Community and Non-Community Water Systems in Wisconsin\nNearly 2\,000 public water systems in Wisconsin\, over 90% of which serve a population of 3\,330 consumers or less\, are regulated by the Lead and Copper Rule and the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions. Many of these small public water systems do not have staff with the technical expertise required to complete a service line inventory\, nor the financial resources required to hire someone. This presentation will provide an overview of Wisconsin DNR’s approach to providing service line technical assistance to small community and non-community public water systems. The multi-pronged approach includes hiring limited-term employees to conduct on-site materials inspections at non-transient non-community water systems\, and hiring a contractor to provide individual on-site assistance with records review to hundreds of small community public water systems. Successes so far\, lessons learned\, and collaborative partnerships will be highlighted. \n  \nLead Service Line Identification\, Replacement Planning\, Community Engagement\, and Funding Technical Assistance Programs\nThis presentation will include an overview of how EPA Water Technical Assistance (EPA WaterTA) can support communities with their efforts to achieve clean\, safe\, and reliable drinking water. It will then dive into two of EPA WaterTA’s programs focusing on the removal and replacement of lead service lines: the Lead Service Line Replacement Accelerators Program and the Get the Lead Out (GLO) Initiative. Information on how communities can request WaterTA will also be shared
URL:https://schuylkillwaters.org/event/u-s-epa-small-drinking-water-systems-webinar-technical-assistance-for-lead-2/
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SUMMARY:EPA’s Augmented Alternatives Analysis Workshop: EPA’s Water Infrastructure Planning Tool
DESCRIPTION:This is a free\, virtual half-day workshop where you will learn more about the decision-making process and engage in discussions with your peers. Utilities should attend this workshop if you are facing a large capital investment and want to learn how to engage your community and evaluate the full range of potential economic\, environmental\, and social benefits for your project.\nClick here to register
URL:https://schuylkillwaters.org/event/epas-augmented-alternatives-analysis-workshop-epas-water-infrastructure-planning-tool-2/
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SUMMARY:EPA Water Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (WCAT) Training
DESCRIPTION:EPA’s Water Infrastructure and Cyber Resilience Division is offering a webinar training for utilities to understand how to use the WCAT tool.\nApplications have been submitted for all water and wastewater operators to receive continuing education units (CEUs) for participating in the training. Please check the registration pages for the most up-to-date list of state CEU approvals.\nRegister Here
URL:https://schuylkillwaters.org/event/epa-water-cybersecurity-assessment-tool-wcat-training-2/
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SUMMARY:Advancing Harmful Algal Bloom Treatment with Microbiology
DESCRIPTION:Join the Great Lakes HABs Collaborative for a webinar focused on HABs treatment and remediation through bacteria and their by-products. Contact Connor Roessler at croessler@glc.org if you have any questions.\nSpeakers List: \nMrs. Brianna Fernando\, Research Biologist\, USACE ERDC\nDr. Lyndsay Carrigee\, Research Microbiologist\, USACE ERDC \nLearn more and register here
URL:https://schuylkillwaters.org/event/advancing-harmful-algal-bloom-treatment-with-microbiology-2/
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SUMMARY:CERC Webinar Collaborate and Elevate: Building and Maintaining Strategic Partnerships
DESCRIPTION:Please join the CERC National webinar\, “Collaborate and Elevate: Building and Maintaining Strategic Partnerships\,” on Thursday\, May 30 at 1 p.m. ET. This webinar will focus on how to identify potential partners\, establish productive relationships and collaborate effectively across organizations. This webinar has been approved by ASFPM for 1 CEC.\nPlease register through Zoom: https://ogilvy.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LMnjwBCGTJuIaX5IQ-lg_w#/registration\n* Please plan to sign in five minutes early. If you experience a problem\, please send a description of the issue (and a screenshot\, if possible) to CERCTraining@ogilvy.com. If you have questions\, please reach out to fema-ctp-admin@fema.dhs.gov.
URL:https://schuylkillwaters.org/event/cerc-webinar-collaborate-and-elevate-building-and-maintaining-strategic-partnerships-6/
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SUMMARY:Redefining "Disadvantaged Communities" in a New Water Infrastructure Era
DESCRIPTION:On May 30\, 2024\, from 2:30 – 4:00 PM Eastern Time\, the Source Water Collaborative is hosting the 4th webinar in its Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Webinar Series titled\, Redefining “Disadvantaged Communities” in a New Water Infrastructure Era. \nThe Bipartisan Infrastructure Law created a number of opportunities for equitable outcomes for disadvantaged communities in the financing of water infrastructure. The law now requires State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs to provide 49% of BIL money to disadvantaged communities as principal forgiveness loans or as grants. This allows additional communities that have struggled to access water infrastructure funding to receive the support they need.\nThe SRF programs are given authority to determine what constitutes a “disadvantaged community” and this varies greatly across the country. Many states have forged ahead and have worked diligently to ensure their definitions bring about the most equitable outcome possible and reach those communities most in need. In this webinar\, representatives from Utah\, Delaware\, and North Dakota Drinking Water SRFs will discuss how they approached redefining disadvantaged communities to meet the spirit of the BIL\, the role public participation requirements had in modifying their definitions\, and the degree to which these approaches have changed their programs. We will also discuss the challenges states have had in implementing the funding\, and what clean water advocates can do to help states achieve the most equitable process possible for source water protection in their programs.\nExpected Webinar Audience: The webinar is targeted to states\, water utilities\, source water protection staff\, state BIL funding program staff\, source water collaboratives\, federal agencies\, and other water stakeholders. Register here
URL:https://schuylkillwaters.org/event/redefining-disadvantaged-communities-in-a-new-water-infrastructure-era-3/
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SUMMARY:Redefining “Disadvantaged Communities” in a New Water Infrastructure Era
DESCRIPTION:The Source Water Collaborative is hosting its 4th webinar as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Webinar Series on May 30\, 2024 from 2:30 – 4:00 PM Eastern Time titled Redefining “Disadvantaged Communities” in a New Water Infrastructure Era.\nPlease register for the webinar here.\nBIL created a number of opportunities for equitable outcomes for disadvantaged communities in the financing of water infrastructure. The law now requires SRF programs to provide 49% of BIL money to disadvantaged communities as principal forgiveness loans or grants. This allows additional communities that have struggled to access water infrastructure funding to receive the support they need. This webinar will share: \nhow the SRF programs are given authority to determine what constitutes a “disadvantaged community” and this varies greatly across the country.\nhow states have ensured their definitions bring about the most equitable outcome possible.\nthe role public participation requirements had in modifying their definitions.\nchallenges states have had in implementing the funding.\nwhat clean water advocates can do to help states achieve the most equitable process possible for source water protection in their programs. \nSpeakers: \nMichael Grange\, Infrastructure Funding Section Manager for the Utah Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Drinking Water\nShannon Fisher\, Program Manager for the North Dakota Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program\nMarissa Jacobi\, Public Health Treatment Program Administrator for the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services’ Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program\nSean Jackson\, National Water Campaigns Coordinator for Clean Water Action (Facilitator) \nExpected Webinar Audience: The webinar is targeted to states\, water utilities\, source water protection staff\, state BIL funding program staff\, source water collaboratives\, federal agencies\, and other water stakeholders.\nBIL Learning Exchange \nVisit the BIL Learning Exchange to access recorded webinars and other resources to help water stakeholders use the new BIL funding for source water protection. The Learning Exchange: \nProvides information to member networks and others to spur increased use of BIL funding to support source water protection\nHighlights types of source water protection and green infrastructure projects eligible for funding\nIdentifies and addresses barriers for using BIL Emerging Contaminants funding for source water protection\nDevelops best practices for funding mechanisms to obtain and use BIL funds\, and\nHighlights case studies or example projects. \nSign up here to receive notification about future BIL-related information and other news from the national Source Water Collaborative.\nThere is no cost to participate in this webinar. Please share this information with your colleagues.
URL:https://schuylkillwaters.org/event/redefining-disadvantaged-communities-in-a-new-water-infrastructure-era-4/
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