What is being done to protect Pennsylvania residents from waterborne diseases?
The Department of Environmental Protection regularly conducts inspections at Pennsylvania’s public water systems to ensure that operators have the knowledge and equipment to optimize the performance of their facilities and protect public health. When a health risk is identified, all municipal and private water suppliers immediately take steps to protect consumers, such as issuing boil water advisories or increasing chlorine doses. The supplier is then required to seek long-term alternatives, such as a new source of water or a well-operated water treatment plant to remove the pathogens. DEP regulations require strict measures to filter all surface drinking water sources and to properly operate water filtration plants. The department also evaluates and closely monitors surface-water filtration plants to ensure that Giardia and Cryptospordium are removed from the source water. In addition, the department has initiated special training programs for many of Pennsylvania’s small water system
The Department of Environmental Protection regularly conducts inspections at Pennsylvania’s public water systems to ensure that operators have the knowledge and equipment to optimize the performance of their facilities and protect public health. When a health risk is identified, all municipal and private water suppliers immediately take steps to protect consumers, such as issuing boil water advisories or increasing chlorine doses. The supplier is then required to seek long-term alternatives, such as a new source of water or a well-operated water treatment plant to remove the pathogens. DEP regulations require strict measures to filter all surface drinking water sources and to properly operate water filtration plants. The department also evaluates and closely monitors surface-water filtration plants to ensure that Giardia and Cryptospordium are removed from the source water. In addition, the department has initiated special training programs for many of Pennsylvania’s small water system
