ALCOSAN: Addressing the Environmental Health of Our Region
Water. It’s our most precious natural resource. At ALCOSAN we believe our mission and our purpose is clear. That’s why we’re working hard everyday to provide you, our customer, with cost-effective, environmentally conscious wastewater treatment that protects the public’s health while enhancing usage of our natural resources.
ALCOSAN is among 147 schools, universities, non-profit organizations and conservation districts across the state to receive environmental education grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. The Authority will receive $6,185 to promote environmental education and stewardship through its Scholastic Outreach programs. The grant program is funded through the Environmental Education Act of 1993, which mandates setting aside 5% of pollution fines and penalties collected by the DEP for educational efforts.
We are now accepting student registrations for our 2012 Summer Science program! For more information on program schedules and activities, please visit our Summer Science page. New for 2012: Begin the registration process online with our electronic enrollment form.
ALCOSAN would like to thank those of you who attended our latest town hall meetings. Whether you were an active participant or simply came out to learn more about the regional issue of wet weather overflows, we appreciate that you chose to be part of the process and encourage you to remain engaged as plans evolve and proceed. One way to do that is by providing us feedback on the meetings you have attended. Your comments - from simple suggestions for meeting locations to serious dialogue regarding proposed long-range solutions - allow us to integrate your concerns into our presentations and hopefully provide an even more informative experience the next time we are in your community. NOW: If you were unable to attend, you can still down-load our corresponding informational booklet that was distributed at each of the town hall meetings.
ALCOSAN is pleased to announce that our 2011 Open House event has earned the first ever Platinum Certification through Zero Waste Pittsburgh's ZIP program. A project of Pennsylvania Resources Council, Zero Waste developed the ZIP program to encourage organizations to better manage their waste stream and reduce the environmental impact of waste dumping at landfills. Applying the program's standardized guidelines, ALCOSAN achieved better than 90% waste diversion and Platinum certification in just our second year of participation. To learn more about the ZIP program and ALCOSAN's success, please visit Zero Waste Pittsburgh.
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