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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; The state Department of Environmental Protection will set up its first-ever booth at the Farmers Market on Public Square this Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Its focus will be on issues important to the area: mine subsidence insurance, drinking water, and protection of streams.</p><p>Staff members will be available to answer questions and hand out information.</p><p>The booth is part of a new outreach program called &#8220;DEP Connects.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;Northeast Pennsylvania has a history of coal mining and abandoned mines,&#8221; said Colleen Connolly, community relations coordinator for DEP&#8217;s Northeast Regional Office. &#8220;We want to talk to our residents about the importance of making sure they are covered in case there is a subsidence on their property.&#8221;</p><p>With a large number of residents using groundwater, the DEP also wanted to focus on healthy drinking water tips.</p><p>&#8220;We can answer questions residents might have about their water supply and purifying their water,&#8221; explained Connolly.</p><p>In addition, the agency plans to help residents protect their creeks and streams. Staffers will provide information on pollution prevention and identifying issues such as unstable banks and obstructions.</p><p>The DEP will attend other farmers markets throughout the area this summer. In Wilkes-Barre, the DEP&#8217;s booth will appear again in August and sometime in the fall.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Cabrini Rudnicki</p><p>For Times Leader</p></bylineMeta></div>

DEP plans booth at Monday market in Wilkes-Barre