Attention Calendar Editors

For release: Feb. 29, 2012

Contacts:
Robert Baggett, Water Quality Division, Bend, 541-633-2036
Brian Mannion, Communications and Outreach, Bend, 541-633-2008

The steering committee, composed of residents of South Deschutes and North Klamath counties, is charged with identifying cost-effective solutions to protect area groundwater.

area groundwater.

What:             The South Deschutes and North Klamath County Groundwater Protection Project Steering Committee will meet to discuss topics including:

·         Onsite wastewater treatment technologies presentation by Steve Wert, Wert & Associates

·         Work Session: Develop criteria for prioritizing action

·         Subcommittee Updates: Options, Domestic Well Sampling, Spray Field Well Data

                        The committee plans to meet monthly for the next year on the first Tuesday of each month. Exact meeting times may vary so people should check DEQ's website for updated times and locations.

When:             6 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Where:           Midstate Electric Community Meeting Room

                        16755 Finley Butte Road

                        La Pine, OR

For More

Information:  For more information about the South Deschutes and North Klamath County Groundwater Protection Project, contact Robert Baggett at 541-633-2036 or via email at baggett.robert@deq.state.or.us, or visit the project website: www.deq.state.or.us/wq/onsite/sdesch-nklam.htm.