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If you are interested in the water problems McHenry County will surely face, this should be a forum you plan to attend.

Environmental Law & Policy Center

& McHenry County College

Present

What is Your Water IQ?

A Free Community Forum

DATE: November 17, 2007, 12:30-4:00 p.m.

PLACE: McHenry County College conference center

Building B – Parking Lot B

Engineering studies show that, unless McHenry residents conserve water, we could face water shortages within the next few years. We’re all in this together, and all our communities should work together to protect our water supply.

McHenry County College is hosting a free community forum on water for community residents, high school and college students.

We will:

• tell you what’s going on in the community to protect our water
• offer demonstrations and hands-on activities to show you where our water comes from and what we can do to help
  

• get your opinion about next steps to take using instant polling.

There will be a raffle of water-saving items, a special door prize, and refreshments. Presenters include local and regional experts, community groups, college faculty and student volunteers.

We hope to see you there!

What’s Your Water IQ?

Community Water Supply Forum

McHenry County College Conference Center

Saturday, November 17, 2007

12:30 – 1 p.m. Registration, raffle sign-up and displays

1:00-1:25 Welcome Dr. Walter Packard, President, McHenry County College

What’s Your Water IQ? Instant polling – audience participation

Ricca Slone, Environmental Law & Policy Center

1:25-2 p.m. Water Conservation Panel

Dennis Dreher, McHenry Plan Commission, moderator

Tim Loftus, Regional Water Supply Planning Group

Cassandra McKinney, McHenry County Water Resource Manager

Nancy Williamson, McHenry County Conservation District

Break Displays and refreshments

2:15 – 3 p.m. Break-out sessions

• Watershed protection: Lenore Beyer-Clow, Openlands; Cindy Skukrud, Sierra Club; Emily Berendt, A-LAW
• School curricula for studying water resource: Bill Donato, Woodstock High School; Katie Parkhurst, Algonquin
• Richmond water reuse ordinance: Karen Kabbes

3-3:40 p.m. Demonstrations and Powerpoints

· Environmental LawCenter: At-home water use

· McHenry County Defenders: Water conservation

· McHenry College faculty: Water testing, Enviroscape, groundwater model

3:45 – 4 p.m. What should McHenry County communities do to save water?

Instant polling – audience participation

Raffle winner announcement

If you are interested in the water problems McHenry County will surely face, this should be a forum you plan to attend.

Environmental Law & Policy Center

& McHenry County College

Present

What is Your Water IQ?

A Free Community Forum

DATE: November 17, 2007, 12:30-4:00 p.m.

PLACE: McHenry County College conference center

Building B – Parking Lot B

Engineering studies show that, unless McHenry residents conserve water, we could face water shortages within the next few years. We’re all in this together, and all our communities should work together to protect our water supply.

McHenry County College is hosting a free community forum on water for community residents, high school and college students.

We will:

• tell you what’s going on in the community to protect our water
• offer demonstrations and hands-on activities to show you where our water comes from and what we can do to help
  

• get your opinion about next steps to take using instant polling.

There will be a raffle of water-saving items, a special door prize, and refreshments. Presenters include local and regional experts, community groups, college faculty and student volunteers.

We hope to see you there!

What’s Your Water IQ?

Community Water Supply Forum

McHenry County College Conference Center

Saturday, November 17, 2007

12:30 – 1 p.m. Registration, raffle sign-up and displays

1:00-1:25 Welcome Dr. Walter Packard, President, McHenry County College

What’s Your Water IQ? Instant polling – audience participation

Ricca Slone, Environmental Law & Policy Center

1:25-2 p.m. Water Conservation Panel

Dennis Dreher, McHenry Plan Commission, moderator

Tim Loftus, Regional Water Supply Planning Group

Cassandra McKinney, McHenry County Water Resource Manager

Nancy Williamson, McHenry County Conservation District

Break Displays and refreshments

2:15 – 3 p.m. Break-out sessions

• Watershed protection: Lenore Beyer-Clow, Openlands; Cindy Skukrud, Sierra Club; Emily Berendt, A-LAW
• School curricula for studying water resource: Bill Donato, Woodstock High School; Katie Parkhurst, Algonquin
• Richmond water reuse ordinance: Karen Kabbes

3-3:40 p.m. Demonstrations and Powerpoints

· Environmental LawCenter: At-home water use

· McHenry County Defenders: Water conservation

· McHenry College faculty: Water testing, Enviroscape, groundwater model

3:45 – 4 p.m. What should McHenry County communities do to save water?

Instant polling – audience participation

Raffle winner announcement

Three McHenry County residents will speak at a 7 PM Friday night forum at Woodstock’s Congregational Unitarian Church on September 29th.

One is the woman–Donna Kurtz–who was president of the McHenry County College board when it approved the baseball stadium-fitness center complex on Crystal Lake’s watershed.

Another is Mike Walkup, an outspoken opponent of the expansion. He serves on the Crystal Lake Park Board.

The third is Dennis Dreher, vice chairman of the McHenry County Regional Planning Commission.

Open discussion and audience participation is being encouraged by The Fourth Friday Forum organizers.

“Since the proposal surfaced this spring substantial opposition has developed mostly around concern for the Crystal Lake watershed,” according to Margaret Fox-Hawthorn, chair of the church’s Green Sanctuary Committee which sponsors the program.

The Fourth Friday Forums are held monthly to examine critical issues of environmental importance in McHenry County. The programs are always free and open to the public.

For more information call the church at 815 338-0731, e-mail office@cucw.org or visit www.cucw.org.

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Donna Kurtz’ photograph is upper right and Mike Walkup’s is lower left.

Three McHenry County residents will speak at a 7 PM Friday night forum at Woodstock’s Congregational Unitarian Church on September 29th.

One is the woman–Donna Kurtz–who was president of the McHenry County College board when it approved the baseball stadium-fitness center complex on Crystal Lake’s watershed.

Another is Mike Walkup, an outspoken opponent of the expansion. He serves on the Crystal Lake Park Board.

The third is Dennis Dreher, vice chairman of the McHenry County Regional Planning Commission.

Open discussion and audience participation is being encouraged by The Fourth Friday Forum organizers.

“Since the proposal surfaced this spring substantial opposition has developed mostly around concern for the Crystal Lake watershed,” according to Margaret Fox-Hawthorn, chair of the church’s Green Sanctuary Committee which sponsors the program.

The Fourth Friday Forums are held monthly to examine critical issues of environmental importance in McHenry County. The programs are always free and open to the public.

For more information call the church at 815 338-0731, e-mail office@cucw.org or visit www.cucw.org.

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Donna Kurtz’ photograph is upper right and Mike Walkup’s is lower left.