Volunteer

Volunteer your time to protect area water supplies from dioxane pollution

SRSW often needs new volunteers to help keep the community informed about the state of the Pall-Gelman groundwater contamination, ongoing cleanup attempts, and impacts on area water supplies.

SRSW performs the following tasks as volunteer time allows:

• Staff SRSW booths at area community events

• Keep SRSW-supplied materials organized and up-to-date at the public library

• Deliver SRSW updates at various City, County, and Township council, commission, and board meetings

• Publicize and prepare for DEQ public hearings/public meetings

• Generate SRSW newsletters

• Create video presentations to inform public and decision makers about past and present cleanup issues

• Produce maps and charts to help decision makers understand issues

• Review all report submittals from the DEQ and Pall

• Review and analyze all cleanup and plume sampling data

• Keep a comprehensive database on the Pall/Gelman contamination and cleanup

• Review reports with local government policy makers, administration, and technical staff

• Issue email alerts and press releases

• Maintain SRSW website

• Write editorial page articles and letters to the editor to keep the community informed

• Work with news people and editorial boards to keep the facts straight and on target

• Keep a library of archival information

• Provide information about residential well testing for homeowners

• Answer questions from existing and potential homeowners

• Keep membership records and process membership fees

• Manage special fundraising efforts as needed

• Liaison with other environmental groups facing similar challenges

  • Help keep your neighbors informed

Become a neighborhood contact to inform others in your area about our efforts to demand that Pall/Gelman do an effective, protective, and community-acceptable cleanup of the polluted groundwater and prevent further contamination.

If you can help in any way, email SRSW at SRSWmail@gmail.com