Water Is Life - But Can Clean Water Be Guaranteed?

Join us for a presentation and discussion led by Yale scientist, public health researcher and water quality expert Dr. Iris Kaminski -- the first presentation in a series that HAC will be doing around the topic of water.

Water is the least appreciated substance. There are very few things we cannot live without; water is one of them. We take it for granted when we it comes out our faucet and flushes our toilets. But we are living in a time of unprecedented threats to our water: climate change, microplastics, forever chemicals, etc.

 How will climate change affect our water supply?
 What about all those chemicals?
 Too much water and no water – what happens when it floods?
 Is technology our savior?

These are some questions that Dr. Iris Herz Kaminski will help us to understand.

GUEST SPEAKER BIO: Dr. Kaminski is a guest lecturer at Yale School of Public Health and part of a landmark research project on the effects of the chemical 1,4-Dioxane. She is a board member of the Environmental Advisory Council for the City of New Haven. For the past 5 years, she has participated in the Water Planning Council for the State of Connecticut.

This is our monthly meeting, held on the third Monday of the month at 700 Hartford Turnpike in Hamden.

We usually meet for coffee and conversation at 6:30 PM followed by the main event, usually a talk or presentation, at 7:00 PM.