Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2016 15:38:01 -0500
From: Catherine Deininger
Subject: Chatham Conservation Partnership Mtg, Jan 21st
Greetings! The first CCP mtg of 2016 is just around the corner.
January 21, 2016: Chatham Conservation Partnership Meeting
9:00 am-noon
Agriculture Building Auditorium
Pittsboro, NC
Come learn about the health of our rivers!
The rivers of Chatham County provide important natural resources for our community, including fish and wildlife habitat, recreation opportunities, and drinking water. We will have two speakers for our next quarterly meeting on January 21 at the Chatham County Cooperative Extension Office auditorium in Pittsboro. Elaine Chiosso, from the Haw River Assembly, will speak about the impacts sludge (solid waste from treated wastewater) has on the Haw, Deep, and Rocky rivers. Dr. Detlef Knappe from North Carolina State University will inform us about 1,4-Dioxane, an industrial solvent found in Pittsboro’s drinking water, and its long-term risk factors.
For more information about these topics, please see the following links:
Sludge in Our Waters – Waterkeepers Carolina: http://go.ncsu.edu/o036vr
2014 EPA factsheet about 1,4 Dioxane: http://go.ncsu.edu/o036x7
The meeting will be from 9:00 am-noon in the auditorium of the Agriculture Building located at 65 East Chatham St. in Pittsboro. The meeting is free and open to the general public.
No need to register – just show up!
We look forward to seeing you there,
CCP Steering Committee (Allison Weakley, Brooke Massa, Debbie Roos, Catherine Deininger)