Please share this news release with anyone who may have an interest in publicizing or using "After the Rain: Urban Runoff" for educational programming. Thank you. Steve Dodrill Producer, "After the Rain: Urban Runoff" =========================================================== Extension and Experiment Station Communications Oregon State University 422 Kerr Administrative Services Building Corvallis, OR 97331-2119 By: Steve Dodrill Phone: (541) 737-0803 Source: Ron Miner Phone: (541) 737-6295 For Immediate Release NEW VIDEO EXAMINES POLLUTED URBAN RUNOFF Is the water that flows from your tap safe to drink? Are the fish you buy or catch safe to eat? Can you recreate in nearby rivers, lakes, or streams without facing serious health hazards? Residents of towns and cities across America are facing these questions with greater frequency, as growing populations, sprawling development, and pollution threaten the purity of our fresh water supplies. In an effort to help communities deal with these issues, the Oregon State University Extension Service has produced a new video entitled "After the Rain: Urban Runoff." "This program explores the importance of water, the pressures our towns and cities are placing on this precious resource, and ways that individuals can protect local drinking water supplies," says Ron Miner, OSU Extension Service water quality specialist. "The video should prove useful to anyone who is concerned about drinking water safety and improving the natural world around us." For years, industry and inadequate wastewater treatment plants were the primary polluters of surface and ground water. They continue to play a role, but it may surprise you to learn that individuals are now the main problem. "Do you drive a car? Have you fertilized your lawn or garden lately? Do you leave pet waste where it can wash into nearby streams, storm drains, or ground water?" asks Miner. "Most people do not understand that these seemingly harmless activities are polluting our fresh water supplies." "After the Rain: Urban Runoff" (VTP 029) costs $19.95 (including shipping) per copy. Send your request and check or money order payable to Oregon State University to: Publication Orders, Extension & Experiment Station Communications, Oregon State University, 422 Kerr Administration Building, Corvallis, OR 97331-2119. Further information about the video and other water-related educational materials is available on the Web at http://eesc.orst.edu. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For SC email list T-and-C, send: GET TERMS-AND-CONDITIONS.CURRENT to [log in to unmask]