Spottlight on Water Quality

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Clean and sustainable drinking water is an essential element of the quality of life for any community.

National Water Quality Month reminds us to take a long, hard look at what our household and community are doing to protect sources of fresh water. We use water everyday in a variety of ways: drinking, washing, swimming, fishing, eating from it, and traveling. Water quality refers to the chemical, physical, biological, and radiological characteristics of water. It is a measure of the condition of water. Water quality standards have been established to protect human health and aquatic life. The standards form a legal basis for controlling pollution entering the waters of the United States from a variety of sources (e.g., industrial facilities, wastewater treatment plants, and storm sewers) and describe the condition of a waterbody or level of protection necessary.

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Celebrating a Decade of Source Water Protection
Celebrating a Decade of Source Water Protection

SSM is celebrating 10 years of working in conjunction with DEP and Community Water Systems to protect drinking water through the SWPTAP.

One Region’s Approach to Water Quality
One Region’s Approach to Water Quality

The River Alert Information Network (RAIN) is serious about water quality in Western Pennsylvania and Northern West Virginia!  RAIN is a collaborative effort from dozens of public water supply systems in the Allegheny River Basin, Monongahela River Basin, Beaver River Basin, and the first 36 river miles of the Ohio River. 

Ten Things that help Protect our Water Quality
Ten Things that help Protect our Water Quality

National Water Quality Month reminds us to take a long, hard look at what our household and community are doing to protect sources of fresh water.

Industrial Wastewater: Make the Problems Go Away
Industrial Wastewater: Make the Problems Go Away

In industrial settings, the goal in addressing wastewater problems is precise and concise: make the problems go away.

Inaugural Drinking Water Day
Inaugural Drinking Water Day

On September 27, 2017, the Eastern Lancaster County (ELANCO) Source Water Collaborative (SWC) will hold its Inaugural Drinking Water Day in Terre Hill, PA.