EPA Releases Climate Change Indicators in the United States: Fifth Edition
The Value of Water
Access to clean and safe water is essential to human life. It also supports personal hygiene, sanitation, and fire protection, All of these collectively contribute to the well-being and resilience of communities. Ensuring that everyone has access to clean and safe water is a critical public health objective.
MWUA Public Awareness Committee Mission
The Public Awareness Committee shall communicate to the general public on issues important to the drinking water profession and assist the membership in enhancing public awareness in their local communities.
Upcoming Events
Children’s Water Festivals promote hands on learning about water issues. The festival is geared towards 4th, 5th and 6th grade students and their teachers. Water resource professionals from Maine and New England provide presentations and activities about water, wetlands, human health and aquatic life. This experience is provided at no cost to participants and resources will be provided to participating schools. The festival goals are to teach students about the value of clean water and healthy habitats, and to provide teachers with materials and lessons that they can use for years to come.
For more than 40 years, the American Water Works Association and its members have used Drinking Water Week as a unique opportunity for both water professionals and the communities they serve to recognize the vital role water plays in our daily lives.
Public Resources
In August of 2024, the EPA released the fifth edition of Climate Change Indicators in the United States which documents how climate change is impacting the United States today, the significance of these changes, and their possible consequences for people, the environment, and society.
Using EPA’s climate change indicators and relevant scientific literature, the report groups indicators into eight themes that help to show interconnections, cause-and-effect relationships, and how physical changes in the atmosphere affect people and the environment. Indicators related to human health and societal impacts of climate change cut across chapter themes and are integrated throughout the report. Each theme includes information on why the changes matter, as well as examples and discussion of the unequal impacts of climate change. The report also provides examples of what people and communities can do to address climate change, and what actions are already underway.
Videos
How Sebago Lake is so naturally clean: full interview with Paul Hunt of Portland Water District
Drinking Water Week Brochure
The Public Awareness Committee created a brochure for Drinking Water Week. The brochure covers a broad range of topics to help customers better understand how their water utility protects, treats, and distributes safe drinking water. Topics include: Where does my drinking water come from?, How do I know my water is safe to drink?, How is my water treated?, Who takes care of my water system?, How can I conserve water?, as well as other topics. Funding for the brochure was provided in part by New England Water Works Association and the Maine CDC Drinking Water Program.
Please check out this brochure below (two different layouts available):
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Careers in Water
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John Doe
Water Operator, Maine Water Utililities Association
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