The City of Huntington Water Department and the Wellhead Protection Local Planning Team will be hosting a public informational meeting on the City's Wellhead Protection Phase II Plan.

The meeting will be held on Aug. 15, at 6:30 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, on the third floor of the City Building.

The purpose of Wellhead Protection is to prevent drinking water from becoming polluted by managing possible sources of contamination in the area that supplies water to the city wells.

Information regarding who is responsible and the next steps necessary to implement the Wellhead Protection Phase II Plan will be discussed.

For more information on the meeting or plan, contact Randy Jones, superintendent at the water department, at 356-2309.

For those with a disability and needing accommodation to attend the meeting, contact Anthony Goodnight at 356-1400, extension 245, by Monday, Aug. 13.

The City Building is located at 300 Cherry St., Huntington.