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8 Water Systems Join Partnership For Safe Water Program
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Eight Pennsylvania water systems announced this week they have joined the new Partnership for Safe Water Distribution Optimization Program is a voluntary effort to provide safe drinking water to all customers.
The water systems became charter members by joining before the Distribution Charter Membership deadline of March 31:
-- North Penn Water Authority (Montgomery County) provides drinking water service to approximately 78,000 people;
-- Chester Water Authority (Delaware County) provides drinking water service to approximately 125,000 people;
-- Municipal Authority of the Borough of Oakmont (Allegheny County) provides drinking water service to approximately 37,877 people;
-- PA American Water Company (multiple counties statewide) provides drinking water service to approximately 2 million people;
-- Brodhead Creek Regional Water Authority (Monroe County) provides drinking water service to approximately 22,500 people;
-- Philadelphia Water Department (Philadelphia County) provides drinking water service to approximately 1.6 million people;
-- Reading Area Water Authority (Berks County) provides water service to approximately 87,000 people; and
-- Elizabethtown Area Water Authority (Lancaster County) provides water service to approximately 15,000 people.
The PfSW is a voluntary cooperative effort between DEP, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, American Water Works Association and other drinking water organizations. Its goal is to implement preventative measures that are based on optimizing treatment plant and distribution system performance. By participating in the program, these water systems are working to provide an additional measure of protection to their drinking water consumers.
For more information, contact Kevin Anderson at 717-783-9764 or send email to: keanderson@state.pa.us or visit the Partnership for Safe Water webpage.
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4/11/2011 |
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