Orange County

Do you have questions and concerns about the current and future affect of the drought on our reservoir and well water supply?  If you do, then come to a program where a distinguished group of water resource experts will help us understand these complex issues. Charles Daniel, Pat Davis, Tom Konsler, and Rick Bolich will make presentations Sunday March 9th from 2:30 to 4:30 at the Southern Human Services Building on Homestead Rd. in Chapel Hill.

The Community Action Network (CAN), whose mission is to raise public awareness for a sustainable community, is sponsoring “Water the Cycle of Life — A Water Resources and Future of Orange County Symposium.”  Charles Daniel and Rick Bolich are hydro-geologists who will help us understand how our water supply is replenished and show of results of the “Orange County Water Resource Studies” completed by the US Geological Survey (USGS).  Mr. Daniel conducted the Orange County USGS research and Mr. Bolich of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, conducted drought workshops for Orange County citizens this past summer and fall.  Pat Davis, OWASA Utility Manager and past Triangle J Water Resources Manager, will show us the state of the municipal water supply, recent research findings, and the efforts implemented to protect our local water quality.  Tom Konsler, Orange County Environmental Health Director, will provide information on the health and care of wells and ground water in Orange County.

All of the speakers will share their ideas on what we can do to conserve the quantity and protect the quality of our water resources.  Orange County is fortunate to have had our water resources studied and protected more than any other county in the state.  So come on out and bring your friends and neighbors with you!  We all need to learn more about the status of our water and we also must know what each of us can do to conserve and protect our precious water resource.