Join us at Ohio State to celebrate World Water Day 2022 (one week from today, March 22) for And Water for All, an original educational documentary film, directed by Dr. Ramiro Berardo and edited by Kirk Mason,  exploring the many sides and perspectives of providing drinking water and wastewater services to all residents of Ohio.

This film will debut at our upcoming EPN Breakfast event, co-hosted with the Ohio Water Resources Center, Water Management Association of Ohio (WMAO), TerrAqua (a cross-disciplinary student organization and WMAO affiliate), and Ohio State’s School of Earth Sciences, and will be followed by an educational and in-depth dialogue with state and regional experts.

View a 3-minute trailer of And Water for All here!

At 8:10 a.m. this event will begin with the 60-minute debut of And Water for All, followed by an audience question and answer session – for livestream and in-person audiences with Dr. Berardo and Joe (who helped produce the film).

At 10:00 a.m. for an in-person audience only, Dr. Manny Teodoro (University of Wisconsin), Ken Heigel, P.E. (Ohio Water Development Authority), and Pete Bucher (Ohio Environmental Council) will present in-depth presentations and analysis on policy, financial and other economic tools to address water affordability in our region. 

Up to two CEU and PDH hours, administered by WMAO, will be available for in-person participants joining for general session (10:00 a.m. to noon).

RSVP and register for in-person programming today at go.osu.edu/epnmar22

Last, please save the date for our Signature Earth Day event, 6pm Wednesday, April 20th at the Ohio Union, when we welcome keynote remarks from Dr. Kristina M. Johnson (president, The Ohio State University), Jennifer Morris (chief executive officer, The Nature Conservancy), and Sophia Buggs (owner, Lady Buggs Farm, and Mahoning Food Access Coordinator) addressing the realities of the climate crisis and encouraging our community to leverage our individual innate strengths, interests and relationships into a tool to solve our complex climate challenges. This event is co-hosted by the Environmental Professionals Network, the Sustainability Institute at Ohio State, and OSU Extension. Further details coming soon.

Best wishes to the start of Spring!

Joe Campbell and Cecil Okotah