Wissahickon Water Quality Lecture Scheduled

Friends of the Wissahickon will host a lecture called "Trends in Water Quality of the Wissahickon Creek" on Dec. 13 at Valley Green Inn.

The free lecture will be given by the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association's Dennis Pennington and will begin at 6:30 p.m. Seats are limited and registration is encouraged.

Pennington has more than 38 years of experience in hazardous waste and ground water investigations and remediation, according to the Friends of the Wissahickon. His presentation will address the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association (WVWA) water quality monitoring program.

WVWA has 11 sampling stations along the Wissahickon Creek and Sandy Run, the largest tributary to the Wissahickon Creek. Pennington will discuss major trends of the potential pollutants and will talk about how WVWA intends to use the data to plan restoration and identify areas of environmental concern.

Valley Green Inn is located on Forbidden Drive in Wissahickon Valley Park. Register for this event by contacting FOW at magnuson@fow.org or 215-247-0417 ext 109