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Earth Day
Just received this press release from Butler County:
Free hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks are not the only reason to visit Butler County’s Earth Day celebration, which will take place April 25 from 11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m. at the Government Services Center and the Municipal Building in Hamilton. Local business and government agencies will be there to provide important information about what we all can do to improve and protect the environment.
“Earth Day is an opportunity to inspire people to get involved and participate in activities that will protect our natural resources every day,” said Tim McLelland, event co-chair and manager of the Ground Water Consortium.
Experts will provide information about what residents can do to make sure Butler
County is a clean, safe place to live, work and play. Residents will learn the importance of planting trees, recycling, protecting our drinking water supply, monitoring water quality, enjoying our parks, and cleaning up our streams.
“To promote the importance of planting trees, Butler Soil & Water Conservation District will be giving away 200 evergreen tree seedlings with planting instructions,” said Lynn White, event co-chair and education specialist. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), which will discuss the importance of protecting our parks and wildlife, will have live animals on display.
“This event is a great opportunity for our citizens to learn about how to protect the environment, which includes the Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer, an important source of our drinking water supply,” said Butler County Commissioner Charles Furmon.
“The city of Hamilton Water Department designed and built a model water tower that will be set up to promote drinking the best tasting tap water in the Midwest from one of the most productive and cleanest aquifers in the country,” said Hamilton Mayor Don Ryan.
The purpose of the model water tower is to attract people so that they may learn about the many things we are doing to protect their drinking water supply, and of course, to get a cup of cold fresh water. The cups used with the model water tower are biodegradable and will compost within 50 days. Plastic used for bottled water take an estimated 1,000 years to decompose. About 80 percent of bottles are not recycled and they comprise the majority of the materials picked up every year at the Clean Sweep event, which will held May 10.
The Butler County Board of Commissioners will hold a special awards presentation where they will honor businesses that have met local, state and federal wastewater discharge standards. The commissioners will also honor businesses that participated in the county’s Pollution Prevention Program.
“We are proud to honor those businesses that have made environmental protection a priority,” said Butler County Commissioner Gregory Jolivette.
In addition to the awards ceremony, the Board of Commissioners will officially kick-off the county’s “Recycle to Win” challenge, which pits communities against each other to earn money for recycling. The more a community recycles the more money they will earn. Communities can earn thousands of dollars, which they can use in any way. For example, West Chester has used their incentive funds for the development and expansion of their biking and walking trails program.
Event participants include, Air Quality Management Division, Clean Sweep of the Great Miami River, Butler County Farm Bureau, Fernald Preserve, Great Miami River Days, Hamilton Public Works Department, Hamilton Water Department, Hamilton Tree Advisory Board, Hamilton Health Department, Izaak Walton League, Butler County MetroParks, Miami Conservancy District, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, OKI, OSU Extension, Three Valley Conservation Trust and the Butler County Stream Team.
The event is sponsored and organized by the Ground Water Consortium, the Butler County Department of Environmental Services, the Butler County Soil & Water Conservation District, the Butler County Storm Water District, the Miller Brewing Company and Jungle Jim’s.
For more information about the Earth Day event, please contact Tim McLelland at (513) 785-2464. For more information about Butler County’s “Recycle to Win” challenge, please call (513) 887-3653 or visit BCDES on the web at www.butlercountydes.org.
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