{"id":601,"date":"2015-04-30T17:43:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T21:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/source-water-protection-catches-industry-spotlight\/"},"modified":"2022-12-08T13:25:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T18:25:05","slug":"source-water-protection-catches-industry-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/source-water-protection-catches-industry-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Source Water Protection Catches Industry Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe April cover of the Journal – American Water Works Association<\/a>. Credit: AWWA<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Our Source Water Protection Program<\/a> is getting more recognition, this time from a leading industry publication, the Journal – American Water Works Association<\/a> (JAWWA).<\/p>\n

Their April 2015 edition featured an in-depth look at Philadelphia Water\u2019s source water protection efforts in an article titled \u201cPhiladelphia\u2019s One-Water Approach Starts With Source Water Protection.\u201d<\/p>\n

The piece explores the far-reaching efforts of the Source Water Protection Program (SWPP), which works with a number of partners to maintain the health of the Delaware and Schuylkill watersheds, from the Catskill Mountains in New York to the furthest reaches of the rivers and their tributaries.<\/p>\n

The Philadelphia Water employees who authored the report include Elizabeth Couillard, an engineer for SWPP since 2012; Molly D. Hesson, an engineer with the SWPP team since 2006; Kelly Anderson, Program Manager for the SWPP; Mary Ellen McCarty, the Watershed Information Program Manager in PWD\u2019s Office of Watersheds; and Chris Crockett, the Deputy Commissioner of Planning and Environmental Services at PWD and the founder of the SWPP.<\/p>\n

Described on the AWWA website as \u201cthe largest nonprofit, scientific and educational association dedicated to managing and treating water,\u201d the 50,000-member association has been around since 1881 (which means PWD has them beat by a mere 80 years!).<\/p>\n

Getting an article printed in a journal with such a large membership provides PWD with an opportunity to share our successful source water protection efforts with other industry experts, and puts a spotlight on the work behind programs like our Early Warning System Partnership, which just took home a big Environmental Excellence award<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt a time when we hear so many stories of the impact of human activity on drinking water supplies in the news, understanding and promoting the concept of \u2018one water\u2019 is increasingly important. This article was a great opportunity to share PWD’s unique perspective as an integrated utility, providing multiple water-related services\u2014drinking water supply, wastewater collection and stormwater management\u2014to customers in Philadelphia,\u201d says Couillard. \u201cPWD\u2019s Source Water Protection Program is charged with protecting Philadelphia\u2019s water supply from upstream threats and is in a unique position to use department experience in each of these services here in the city and then apply them to protection strategies upstream.\u201d<\/p>\n

Philadelphia Water thanks the authors of the JAWWA article and all the people who make up the SWPP team for getting the word out about all the hard work we do to make sure Philly always has safe, clean water on tap.
\nWant to know more about the Source Water Protection Program? Click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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