Water Week
New York Celebrates Water Week
Water Week is a time to think about how fortunate we are for the state's abundant water resources and how we can all help protect, restore and conserve it. Water Week is May 5 - 11 in 2013, and the theme this year is, "The Power of Water". The Division of Water will celebrate Water Week by sending a "Special Edition" message to its MakingWaves listserve highlighting a different water-related topic each day.
The Water Week topics this year are:
- Flood preparation and response
- The wide variety of water uses
- Groundwater
- Water quality and quantity regulations
- Water stewardship
If you are not already receiving MakingWaves, we encourage you to subscribe. In addition to the Water Week Special Edition messages, you can expect to receive an email from this listserve once a week informing you about new and important water-related issues, events, and releases.
MakingWaves is one of over a hundred topics offered by the DEC for email updates. To subscribe to MakingWaves and any of the other topics that interest you, go to DEC's homepage. Under the heading of "News from DEC", there is a green box with information about how to receive updates and news from DEC.
If you want to see past MakingWaves information, go to the Division of Water homepage. MakingWaves announcements are posted for approximately 30 days.
Celebrate our water resources! Photo: Good Luck Lake
Join the Celebration!
Celebrating Water Week by holding an event or conducting an activity has become a tradition for many people. Anytime is a good time to celebrate our valuable water resources! Find ideas for water-related activities on the Watershed Stewardship webpage.
