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September 16-22, 2024: Event Schedule

Monday, Sept. 16:

• Pollution Prevention Week Kickoff: Alumni Gate, 12-1pm
• Campus Storm Drain Marking by Climate and Sustainability Ambassadors*

Tuesday, Sept. 17:

• Video featuring Climate and Sustainability Ambassadors:
• Campus Storm Drain Marking by Climate and Sustainability Ambassadors*

Wednesday, Sept. 18:

• Tap vs Bottled Water Challenge, Office of Sustainability, Alumni Gate, 12-1pm: Take the Taste Test!
• In 2019 the City of Athens Government Channel conducted "Word on the Street" video interviews during the week, asking residents questions about water:
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Thursday, Sept. 19:

• Video featuring Teresa Caldwell of the Athens Soil and Water Conservation District:
• Athens Soil and Water Conservation District Storm Water Display & Information, Baker Center, 1-3pm
• Athens ReThink Plastics, Baker Center, 1-3pm

Friday, Sept. 20:

• City Storm Drain Marking by Climate and Sustainability Ambassadors* with the Athens Soil and Water Conservation District and City of Athens

Saturday, Sept. 21:

• To learn more about storm water pollution prevention in Athens see this video produced by the City of Athens and former OHIO student Valeska Silva Vasquez:

All events are free and open to the public, except marked with an asterisk (*). All events are tentative and are subject to change based on weather conditions.  Check ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Office of Sustainability ,  and  (@OHIOsustainable) and the City of Athens , , , (@cityofathensoh) and for Pollution Prevention Week postings and videos!

Additional Information:

In December 2017, ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï was granted a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In June that year, the City of Athens also received an MS4 permit. The permit was renewed in 2022.  These permits required development and submission of a Storm Water Management Program (SWMP). ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï submitted their SWMP in conjunction with the City of Athens.

The SWMP contains 6 minimum control measures, one of which is Public Education. ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï suggested several Public Education measures to meet the EPA's requirements, including the celebration of Pollution Prevention Week. Since 2017 Pollution Prevention Week has been recognized annually on the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï campus and in the City of Athens.

ºÚÁϳԹÏ, the City of Athens, and the Athens Soil and Water Conservation District would like to thank the following partners: Athens Hocking Recycling Centers, Campus Recycling & Zero Waste, ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Office of Sustainability, City of Athens Government Channel, the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Sustainability Film Series, City of Athens Environment & Sustainability Commission, the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Climate & Sustainability Ambassadors and University Communications & Marketing.