Boggs Township Water Authority joins the Partnership for Safe Water

HARRISBURG — The Boggs Township Water Plant, located in Centre County, recently became the newest member of the Partnership for Safe Water program, a voluntary effort to provide safe drinking water.  The plant, which serves 300 people, is the third plant in Centre County to become a member of the national program. 

The Partnership for Safe Water is made up of DEP, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Pennsylvania Section American Water Works Association (PA-AWWA) and other drinking water organizations.  Its goal is to implement preventative measures that are based on optimizing treatment plant performance.  The program is specifically geared toward identifying weaknesses in plant operation, design, and administration that could lead to a breakthrough of waterborne disease-causing organisms into the finished water that is distributed to consumers.  Correcting these weaknesses helps prevent waterborne disease outbreaks from pathogenic organisms like Cryptosporidium and Giardia. 

By participating in the program, the Boggs Township Water Department is working to provide an additional measure of protection to drinking water consumers.

Currently, 115 surface water treatment plants serving more than 6 million people are now involved in Pennsylvania’s Partnership program.

For more information, contact Kevin Anderson at 717-783-9764 or e-mail keanderson@state.pa.us .  Information is also available on DEP’s website (Keyword: “filtration.”)