May 25

We are growing! Keep up the momentum!

Let's Hear YOUR Voice Again and Again!!

Together we can STOP Marcellus Gas Drilling at

Morgantown Industrial Park

Upstream of Morgantown's Drinking Water Plant

Near County Schools!

PLEASE COME to a Community-side Rally to Express YOUR Concerns and Questions

WHERE: Mon County Courthouse Square,

High Street, Downtown Morgantown

WHEN: Wednesday, May 25, Noon to 1:00 pm

Bring Your Kids, Bring Your Friends, Bring a Sign (g-rated)

Please forward this announcement to your friends, family and neighbors.

Rally contact: frackinquestions@gmail.com

June 2

PUBLIC MEETING ON THE ADVERSE IMPACTS OF

 MARCELLUS NATURAL GAS ACTIVITIES:

WHERE ARE WE, WHERE ARE WE GOING

 Date: Thursday, June 2, 2011.

 Time: 6:15 PM SHARP. [Doors Open at 6:00 PM].

Location: Skyview Elementary School (near Marcellus well site)

            [Off River Road just South of DuPont Road, South of Westover]

SPONSORS: WV/PA Monongahela Area Watersheds Compact (Barry Pallay & Duane Nichols) and the League of Women Voters (Kitty Lozier, Phyllis Marshall, Janice Gunel, Jonathan Rosenbaum)

Welcome and Introductions (Identification of Groups Present). Barry Pallay, Co-Chair Watersheds Compact, VP UMRA

Overview of Permitted Wells near Morgantown Industrial Park In Relation to MUB Water Intake, Local Schools and Other Facilities. Evan Hansen, President, Downstream Strategies

The AES Sweetwater Facility for Recycling Marcellus Frackwater Being Installed at theMorgantown Industrial Park. Duane Nichols, Co-Chair Watersheds Compact

The Proposed Preston County Landfill for Marcellus Wastes Under Consideration in the Cheat Watershed. Amanda Pitzer, Friends of the Cheat.

Review of Marcellus Natural Gas Development Activities in Pennsylvania. Martin Niverth, UMRA.

Update on Wetzel County Marcellus Developments. Bill Hughes, Wetzel County Action Group

Status Report on Activities to Ban Marcellus Drilling in and around Morgantown and the Watershed that Provides Drinking Water to Morgantown. Speaker TBA

Update on the Citizens Stream Monitoring Program of the Isaac Walton League. John Butler

West Virginia Source Water Protection, Certification & Training Program. How Does It Relate toMorgantown Needs. Bill Toomey, DHHR, Bureau of Public Health

WVU Source Water Protection Resource Program. How Does It Relate to Morgantown Needs. Gerald Iwan, WVU National Environmental Services Center

WV-DEP Division of Water & Waste Management Programs Related to Source Water Protection, How Does It Relate To Morgantown Needs. Invited.

WV-DEP Division of Air Quality Programs Related to Air Quality Protection. How Does It Relate to Morgantown Needs. Invited.

The Land Protection Program of the WV-DEP Office of Oil and Gas Land/Mineral Protection Programs. How Does It Relate To Morgantown Needs. Invited.

Army Corps of Engineer Water Resources and Management Programs, How Does It Relate To Morgantown Needs. TBA

Morgantown Utility Board (MUB) Programs, How Does It Relate To Morgantown Needs. Tim Ball, Director, MUB

Update on Activities of the Morgantown Area Concerned Citizens. Kathy Cash, Sandra Fallon, Ann Payne, Alice Meehan, Catherine Tall

Listing of the Concerns of the Groups Present. Barry Pallay, Facilitator

Resolutions on Water, Air and Land Protections Programs. Barry Pallay, Facilitator

Concluding Remarks and Announcements