Ensuring safe water from the tap is more complicated today than when most laws regulating it were first enacted. Learn more about the basics of water laws in a free lecture offered by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
"Clean Water, Safe Water: The Basics of How Water Laws Impact What You Drink" will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, presented by Brad Mapes-Martins, professor in the UW-Stevens Point Department of Political Science. Held in the Pinery Room of the Portage County Public Library, 1001 Main St., Stevens Point, this is the eighth and final talk in the 2018-2019 Community Lecture Series. The public may attend free of charge.
"In the 1960s and '70s, federal and state laws were written to protect and improve water quality," said Mapes-Martins. "Learn about the patchwork of laws that impact what you drink whether from a municipal supplier or a private well."
Mapes-Martins earned his bachelor's degree from The Evergreen State College and doctorate from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He teaches courses such as Introduction to Political Theory, Political Theory and Democratic Engagement, Environmental Policy, and Introduction to American Politics.
For more information on the Community Lecture Series, visit www.uwsp.edu/cols/lectureseries or email stappa@uwsp.edu.
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