Acting DEP Secretary Quigley Visits Great Lakes Children’s Water Festival In Erie

On May 14, Acting Secretary Quigley stopped by the 2015 Great Lakes Children’s Water Festival, hosted by the Water Systems Council at Penn State Behrend in Erie.

This year’s festival was one of the largest ever, drawing thousands of fifth-grade students from Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio.

During the festival, students explored drinking water, groundwater, watersheds, surface water, well systems, and water quality and conservation through dynamic and interactive activities.

For more information, visit the Great Lakes Children’s Water Festival website.
(Reprinted from the May 14 edition of the DEP News newsletter.  Click Here to sign up for your own copy.)