During Drinking Water Week, Erie Water Works and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful teamed up to install a 50-foot water litter boom next to the Erie Water Works station. A litter boom is a large floating barrier designed to prevent litter from continuing downstream. Read the full story by Erie Times-News.
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