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EPA Awards $5,000 Education Grant to Cacapon Institute For Water Testing Project

Release Date: 7/26/2000
Contact Information: Roy Seneca (215) 814-5567

Roy Seneca, 215-814-5567

HIGH VIEW, W. Va. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $5,000 grant to the Cacapon Institute to develop hands-on workshops on water testing and water quality issues for about 150 middle and high school students in Hampshire and Hardy counties.

The Cacapon Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to the using science and education to help citizens protect and enjoy the Cacapon, Potomac and Appalachian watersheds. Results from the students’ project will be released to their local communities through press releases and the Internet to educate the public about their drinking water.

“This project will emphasize the importance of clean drinking water, and provide a public service as well as increase students interaction with their community,” said Bradley Campbell, regional administrator for EPA’s mid-Atlantic region.

EPA’s education grant program is designed to stimulate grass-roots environmental education. Nationally, EPA awarded more than $2.3 million in environmental education grants in 2000 to schools, civic groups and non-profit organizations.

For more information on this grant, contact Jeff Barnett at (215) 814-3246. EPA’s regional Internet home page also has general information on the grants: https://www.epa.gov/region03.