_C'///I I/ I`~~ <br /> Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> <br /> May 30, 1996 City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> CONTACT: Ruth Koenig, Eugene Stream Team, 465-2814 <br /> From Public Information Section, 465-2739 <br /> MONITOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD'S WATER QUALITY <br /> Community members who want to take an active role in observing conditions in <br /> Eugene's waterways are invited to a pollution monitoring workshop on Tuesday, June 11, from <br /> 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Campbell Center, 155 High Street. The event is free and open to the public. <br /> Participants are asked to register by June 6 by phoning 465-2814. <br /> Citizens living near streams and bodies of water are encouraged to visually monitor the <br /> waterways on a weekly basis and report conditions of concern to the City. <br /> The workshop is sponsored by the Eugene Stream Team, a City of Eugene program that <br /> brings volunteers together to enhance local water quality and flood control and protect natural <br /> resources of streams, ponds and wetlands. The program is funded through stormwater user fees <br /> and is part of the City's Stormwater Management Program. <br /> For more information, call the Eugene Stream Team at 465-2814. Presentations for <br /> neighborhood watch groups or community organizations can easily be arranged. <br /> <br />