| Our Water at Stake: Saving the Mahomet Aquifer
Next Education Meeting on Wednesday, April 9
Water is a precious commodity and when you don't have clean, fresh water, you know how important it is. Our next education meeting is about the Mahomet Aquifer and is one most people aren’t aware of. The Mahomet Aquifer provides fresh water to nearly 1 million downstate residents, 100 communities and the Town of Normal, and is threatened by proposed deep injection of CO2 and there is no alternative water supply!
The Illinois legislature is currently considering legislation to ban CO2 drilling below or adjacent to the aquifer.
We'll hear from two presenters, Susan Adams and Don Carlson. Susan is the chair of the Mahomet Aquifer Consortium, the Illinois Water Authority Association and serves on the Mahomet Aquifer Council. She testified before the McLean County Board regarding the resolution calling for legislative action on the Aquifer. Susan will help us understand why the Aquifer is so crucial to our future water supply and how CO2 drilling would affect the Aquifer. Don Carlson is Executive Director of Illinois People’s Action, a long-time, multi-issue community organization active across downstate Illinois. Don will be discussing the politics of working to save the Aquifer.
When: Wednesday, April 9 at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Bloomington Public Library Community Room 1
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