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Business Wire 9-May-2019 12:19 PM
Eight organizations receive $40,000 in funding to help protect water resources in Pennsylvania through annual grant program in conjunction with Drinking Water Week
Pennsylvania American Water announced today that eight watershed-related projects across the commonwealth will receive financial support through the company's 2019 Environmental Grant Program. The recipients will receive a share of grant funds totaling $40,000 for their community-based projects that improve, restore or protect watersheds.
The announcement coincides with Drinking Water Week – a celebration by the American Water Works Association and the water community across North America that recognizes the vital role drinking water plays in daily lives. This year's Drinking Water Week theme is "Protect the Source" and focuses on ways water consumers can take personal responsibility in caring for their tap water and protecting it at its source.
A panel of judges selected the grant recipients from 22 applications, which were evaluated on such criteria as environmental need, innovation, community engagement and sustainability. Pennsylvania American Water awarded its 2019 Environmental Grants to: Allegheny Land Trust (Washington County); Ellwood City Borough (Butler/Lawrence County), Greater Carbondale YMCA (Lackawanna County), Indiana Borough (Indiana County), Londonderry Township (Dauphin County), Lower Chartiers Watershed Association (Allegheny County), Silver Spring Township (Cumberland County) and Wilson West Middle School (Berks County).
"As we celebrate Drinking Water Week, this grant program announcement is a great opportunity to recognize and support the organizations that work every day in our communities to protect our environment and preserve our sources of drinking water," said Jeffrey McIntyre, president of Pennsylvania American Water. "We are proud to partner with this year's grant recipients for their commendable work on clean water education and environmental stewardship at the most local level."
The 2019 Environmental Grant Program recipients are:
Pennsylvania American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, initiated the Environmental Grant Program in 2005 in Pennsylvania to support projects that protect or restore drinking water sources and surrounding watersheds. Since then, American Water has expanded the annual program to many of its state subsidiaries across the nation. To date, Pennsylvania American Water has donated more than $490,000 to fund more than 100 projects.
About Pennsylvania American Water
Pennsylvania American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE:AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately 2.4 million people. With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly traded water and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than 7,100 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an estimated 14 million people in 46 states and Ontario, Canada. American Water provides safe, clean, affordable and reliable water services to our customers to make sure we keep their lives flowing. For more information, visit amwater.com and follow American Water on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
About Drinking Water Week
For more than 40 years, AWWA and its members have celebrated Drinking Water Week, a unique opportunity for both water professionals and the communities they serve to join together in recognizing the vital role water plays in daily lives. Additional information about Drinking Water Week, including free materials for download and celebration ideas, is available on the Drinking Water Week webpage.
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