The Source Water Assessment Program (SWAP) is currently in the
process of evaluating its successfulness. This is being done through
three separate processes, a Technical Advisory Committee, a Citizen's
Advisory Committee, and a series of Public Hearings.
The Technical and Citizen's Advisory Committees are composed of
individuals representing various aspects of the state's interests,
from the private sector as well as the public. The Public Hearings
will be open to any and all interested people and will be held in
various locations around the state.
The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) has been
formed for the express purpose of determining the technical
feasibility and effectiveness of the Source Water Assessment Program.
This group will carefully evaluate the goals of the SWAP and determine
if they have been successfully completed or addressed. The will
further attempt to identify any areas that need to be improved upon to
make the program more successful in protecting the states surface
water supply. TAC meeting summaries are provided in the Source
Water Assessment and Protection Program document. The following
links will lead directly to the individual summaries:
The Citizen's Advisory Committee was formed to
evaluate the desirability and appropriateness of the Source Water
Protection Program. The TAC proposal will be reviewed by the Citizens
Advisory Committee. Citizen's Advisory Committee meeting summaries are
provided in the Source Water
Assessment and Protection Program document. The following links
will lead directly to the individual summaries:
Note: The November 5, 1998 meeting was a joint meeting with both
the Technical Advisory Committee and the Citizen's Advisory Committee
present.
Public Hearings have taken place to give the
general public a chance to comment on their thoughts of the SWAP.
These meetings provided an opportunity for people to learn about the
actions of the SWAP, ask any questions they may have had, and comment
on the its effectiveness. Public hearings were held in the following
locations and on the following dates:
Wheeling, WV
November 30, 1998
Northern WV Community College
Morgantown, WV
December 1, 1998
West Virginia University
Martinsburg, WV
December 2, 1998
James Rumsey Tech. Institute
Beckley, WV
December 8, 1998
Mine Academy
Beaver, WV
Charleston, WV
December 9, 1998
Kanawha County Public Library
The specific dates and locations for these meetings will be posted
on the calendar for each
of the meetings:
