Concept Design for Probable Maximum Flood
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Concept Design for Probable Maximum Flood
Read MoreUsing Traveltime Along Local Streams to Understand Watersheds
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Detailed stream flow data and calculations were used to evaluate time-of-travel throughout both of the watersheds that are utilized for the City of Allentown’s surface water sources.
Read MorePSOC Inventory Update Identifies Hundreds of Sites
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RAWA is conducting ongoing verification of their new PS PSOC inventory, containing more than 400 sites. The above images displays a portion of these sites within their Zone A protection areas.
Read MoreAnalyzing Discharge Points in Preparation of Potential Contamination
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Western Berks Water Authority has an inventory of upstream dischargers that they plan to work with in the event of positive cryptosporidium test results.
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Maximizing Partnership Opportunities
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The SAN Agricultural Workgroup hosts informational workshops for colleagues and the community. Here, attendees tour a local farm that has implemented several best management practices. In 2013, SAN honored SSM with their Schuylkill Watershed Community Partner Award, for our commitment to the program
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Implementing source water protection activities with a Watershed Coordinator
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SSM assists water systems, like Western Berks Water Authority, in the planning and execution of community and implementation events each year.
Read MoreSource Water Protection Model Used to Evaluate Possible Pipeline Leak
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As part of an approved Source Water Protection Plan, SSM created a three-dimensional groundwater flow model to determine the direction and time-of-travel of groundwater entering the supply wells. Within one hour of receiving the information of the possible pipeline leak, SSM’s lead computer modeler was able to determine a predicted groundwater flow path that a contaminant would take upon entering the groundwater aquifer.
Read MoreSource Water Protection Technical Assistance Program (SWPTAP)
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In conjunction with PADEP, SSM assists water systems in developing source water protection plans using GIS. Our professionals delineate protective zones around each well or surface water intake to show the areas that contribute to the drinking water supply, working closely with the water supplier and community representatives to identify ways of protecting these areas.
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