{"id":1398,"date":"2015-03-11T16:03:38","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T20:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/?p=1398"},"modified":"2015-03-11T16:11:59","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T20:11:59","slug":"mde-secretary-grumbles-and-harford-county-students-celebrate-groundwater-awareness-week-at-hickory-elementary-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/2015\/03\/11\/mde-secretary-grumbles-and-harford-county-students-celebrate-groundwater-awareness-week-at-hickory-elementary-school\/","title":{"rendered":"MDE Secretary Grumbles and Harford County students celebrate Groundwater Awareness Week at Hickory Elementary School"},"content":{"rendered":"
MEDIA CONTACTS:<\/span><\/h5>\n

Maryland Dept. of the Environment<\/strong>
\nAdrienne Diaczok
\n410-537-3172<\/a>
\nadrienne.diaczok@maryland.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Harford County Public Schools<\/strong>
\nJillian Lader
\n410-588-5203<\/a><\/p>\n

Harford County Health Department<\/strong>
\nWilliam Wiseman
\n410-612-1771<\/a><\/p>\n

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MDE Secretary Grumbles and Harford County students celebrate
\nGroundwater Awareness Week at Hickory Elementary School<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

BEL AIR, MD (March 11, 2015<\/span><\/span>) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) Secretary Ben Grumbles met with fifth-graders today for a demonstration and discussion on the importance of groundwater in Maryland. The students at\u00a0Hickory Elementary School<\/a>\u00a0in Harford County learned how groundwater is created and used in our daily lives, how it can potentially be contaminated, and what we as citizens of Maryland can do to protect it.<\/p>\n

More Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In recognition of groundwater being one of the earth’s most valuable and limited natural resources, Maryland \u00a0has joined with dozens of other local, state, non and for-profit businesses to highlight and celebrate National Groundwater Awareness Week (March 8-14<\/span><\/span>).<\/p>\n

Core facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n