West Virginia Citizen Action is proud to support and endorse the mission of Advocates of a Safe Water System. Please plan to attend this informative panel discussion on what it takes to ensure we have a safe water system.


It's been more than 9 months since the Freedom Industries leak, but meaningful changes still have not been made to improve our water system!  Our water system is just as vulnerable to a chemical spill as it was on January 8th.   

We need a safer water system, and it will take a community effort to get there.  You are invited to a community forum on November 6th to learn what needs to happen, and what we can do to take action for a safe water system:   

What Is A Safe Water System? Let's Make It Happen! 
A panel discussion & community conversation on our water   
Thursday, November 6th 7-9pm (doors open at 6:45) 
University of Charleston, Erma Byrd Gallery (in Riggleman Hall) 
Event is free. 

Speakers include: Dr. Rahul Gupta (Kanawha-Charleston Health Department), Fred Stottlemyer (former director of Putnam PSD), and safe water experts from Downstream Strategies.   

More than 50 people have registered - please register today and join your neighbors on the evening of November 6th to hear experts explain what a safe water system might look like, and plan among our community to achieve that goal.

Sponsored by: Advocates for a Safe Water System, WV Healthy Kids & Families Coalition, WV Council of Churches, National Association of Social Workers - WV Chapter, and WV Center on Budget & Policy