WV Water: A Public Lecture Series

If you care about the quality of your drinking water and keeping WV water safe for wildlife, fish, and recreation, this four-part People's University educational series is for you.

In recognition of the elemental importance of our water to all life and human activity, including lifelong learning, the Ohio County Public Library and the non-profit Capstone Group have partnered to offer a People’s University series that asks the question: what is the state of the watersheds in Wheeling and in our state and what can be done to safeguard or improve them? "West Virginia Watersheds" classes will meet on four consecutive Tuesday evenings at 7 pm in the library's auditorium beginning Tuesday, September 4. The series is organized by the non-profit Capstone Group, Inc. (www.capstonegroupinc.org), in cooperation with the Institute of Water Security and Science at West Virginia University (www.iwss.wvu.edu). The Capstone Group, which is based in Wheeling and is led by Manetta Calinger and Laurie Ruberg. Funding for this series is provided by the Walmart Foundation and its affiliate store in Triadelphia, WV. Additional support is provided by Ohio County Public Library.

The full schedule for the People’s University -West Virginia Watersheds is as follows:

CLASS 1: TUESDAY, SEPT. 4 -- WATER: THE SOURCE OF LIFE

Water issues underlie everything in the natural world, from quality of life and health to economics, politics and culture. Water is common ground for all disciplines. How much freshwater exists on planet earth? How many miles of stream in West Virginia have been impacted by various pollutants? Can we remedy polluted waterways? Why is it important for us to clean up and maintain freshwater sources? This presentation will help provide the answers to these questions and emphasize the importance of West Virginia’s water resources.

Instructor Dr. Elliott Kellner, Associate Director and Assistant Research Professor in the Institute of Water Science and Security at West Virginia University, is a physical hydrologist with 6 years of hydrological field research experience, including watershed hydrology, groundwater hydrology, groundwater modeling, and environmental soil chemistry.

Stay tuned for info about the next three West Virginia Water presentations that will take place Sep 11, 18, and 25 from 7-8 p.m. each Tuesday evening at the Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling, WV.