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Category Archives: SW PA
Area Partnerships Protecting Water From The Source
By DEANNA GARCIA After nearly a year of study and work from water suppliers, state officials, environmental groups and others, a plan has been announced to protect drinking water from its source – the rivers. The River Alert Information Network (RAIN) … Continue reading
Posted in Emergency Response, Ohio River Basin - Western PA, RAIN-River Alert Information Network, source water, surface water, SW PA, threats
Tagged RAIN - River Alert Information Network
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September 2014 Issue of Water Policy News now available
Read the September Issue of Water Policy News Topics Include September Feature: Vanport Township, Beaver County: A Small System with a Tall Order to Preserve Clean Water by Lynda Ginsparg 2014 WREN Annual Grantee Meeting Recap Keep in Touch … Continue reading
Posted in DEP, funding, groundwater, Newsletter, Pennsylvania American Water, SRBC, Susquehanna River Basin, SW PA, threats, Water Resources Education Network, wellhead protection
Tagged drinking water, Marcellus Shale, watershed education
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Frack Waste Impoundments Contaminated Soil and Groundwater in PA
By Don Hopey / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette August 6, 2014 – Leaks of fracking waste water from three impoundments in Washington County have contaminated soil and groundwater, prompting the state to issue a violation notice at one site and increase monitoring … Continue reading
Posted in Contamination, DEP, groundwater, SW PA, threats
Tagged contamination, drinking water, gas drilling, groundwater, Marcellus Shale, PA DEP, Range Resources, water quality monitoring
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New website to detail Pittsburgh-region river quality
Improvements to 29 monitoring stations will allow people who use the rivers in the region to get real-time data about the quality of the water, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority announced Monday. A partnership between the River Alert Information … Continue reading
Posted in Ohio River Basin - Western PA, source water, Source Water Protection Coalition, surface water, SW PA
Tagged drinking water, early warning system, source water protection
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PEMA says spill alerts corrected
TribLive/Timothy Puko March 28, 2013 Pennsylvania emergency-management officials acknowledge that two Beaver County drinking-water plants did not receive notification that a pollution spill was headed their way — as required — but said they have fixed the communication problem. http://triblive.com/news/beaver/3745758-74/pema-beaver-officials#ixzz2PFKbfic9 … Continue reading
Posted in Marcellus, source water, surface water, SW PA, threats
Tagged contamination, drinking water, gas drilling, PA DEP, surface water
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