The Tributary Action Team for the Nanticoke River watershed, formed in 2000, is moving forward in developing its Pollution Control Strategy.

The team had trouble gaining public attention for its early efforts --- few citizens attended its first forums, which some team members thought was because residents don't perceive the pollution problem as serious.

In an effort to bring more attention to pollution problems in the Nanticoke watershed, the team ran a series of full-page newspaper ads featuring informational articles about the problems, and about the Tributary Team's efforts to solve them.

The articles did generate more response, as more than 30 citizens attended the team's final forum on Dec. 5, 2001.

Since the final forum, the team has ranked its priorities and will soon begin writing a draft Pollution Control Strategy that will be submitted for review to the state Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.