Water Quality Training Program for the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service

摘要

The Information Transfer Program of the Louisiana Water Resources Research Institute, in conjunction with the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service (LCES), developed a water quality training program for the state and parish staff of LCES. The purpose of the training program was to help LCES staff, through improving technical competence and availability of specialized information, more effectively and efficiently meet the citizens' requests for information and promote their understanding of water quality issues. Seven one-day workshops were planned. To date, four workshops have been conducted at LCES district offices in Alexandria, Shreveport, Tallulah, and Baton Rouge (two districts combined meetings here). Other workshops are scheduled for fall, 1989. The workshops focused on drinking water issues, and included topics as natural ingredients to water quality, water quality standards, health effect of water quality, man's insults to water quality, home treatment devices, and area agency responsibilities over water quality. Presenters were experts from universities, and state and federal governmental offices in-state. Presently 220 LCES staff members have participated in the workshops. Future plans include development of the workshop materials into a water quality reference manual, conductance of additional workshops, and developments and implementation of additional materials and programs on other water quality issues.