PhillyBurbs.com, Intelligencer, by Theresa Hegel, March 29, 2009: "For Pennridge area officials, the best way to keep drinking water clean, safe - and, indeed, flowing - is to go to the source.
"With the help of the Bucks County Planning Commission and a slew of scientists, they've been able to map out where each spray of your hose and dribble from your tap originated.
"The region's source water protection plan - currently in draft form - delineates those origins and identifies 'actual and potential sources of contamination,' said Rea Monaghan, an environmental planner with the Bucks County Planning Commission.
"The plan, which will be reviewed at a public meeting on Tuesday, could also be an invaluable resource in case of an emergency, she added.
"About eight years ago, the Pennridge Area Coordinating Committee began an initiative to link land development to water resources. The idea is that housing and other types of development should not exceed the capacity of area water systems.
"Water availability 'is going to be one of the most critical items that we deal with and face in the next 25 years,' said Don Duvall, a West Rockhill supervisor and PACC member." [continued]
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