with John Tobiason and Joanna Spaulding
Wednesday, March 1, 7pm
FREE registration appreciated

It is easy to take for granted the availability of high quality drinking water from convenient faucets and taps in our homes and workplaces. We are able to do so because of long-term and continuing investment and attention to maintaining the physical infrastructure and human resources needed to supply us safe water. This evening’s presentation will provide an overview of our local (Amherst) drinking water system from sources to your tap, and consider our local situation in the context of regional, national and global water issues. Topics include water supply and usage in light of drought concerns as well as current water quality concerns including lead and copper at consumer taps. Ample time will be allotted for discussion of questions and issues that are of interest and importance to the audience. The program presenters are John E. Tobiason, PhD, PE, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UMass Amherst and Joanna Spaulding, EIT, Graduate student in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering at UMass. The evening program is supported by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Drinking Water Program.