Safe Drinking Water Week May 2-8
It seems appropriate that Safe Drinking Water Week falls within Watershed Awareness month as healthy watersheds are so important for our drinking water needs. The PA Department of Environmental Protection is marking the event by recognizing water suppliers who met all federal and state standrads in 2003:

"As part of National Safe Drinking Water Week May 2-8, DEP's Bureau of Water Supply and Wastewater Management will recognize the 954 Pennsylvania water supply systems that complied with all federal and state drinking water quality standards and monitoring requirements during 2003.

Each system will receive a certificate from DEP to recognize its work in preserving water as a precious natural resource, conserving drinking water and groundwater supplies and maintaining water quality.

People should not be alarmed, however, if they do not find their water supplier on the list of violation-free suppliers. There are administrative violations, such as paperwork errors, that a supplier might have that could keep them off the list without affecting the quality of their water."

To find out more about drinking water and other water management issues in PA, visit the PA DEP's Drinking Water page.

- posted by frank cetera @ 10:29 AM