workgroup goal
To improve drinking water quality through education, outreach, and collaboration.
key actions
- Collaboration between water utilities, regulators, and stakeholders.
- Public education on water quality and safety.
- Research and monitoring of emerging contaminants.
- Securing funding for source water protection initiatives.
The Pathogens & Point Source workgroup shares information about water quality, wastewater, technological improvements, regulatory updates, effective water management best practices, and contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) among partners and the public. The workgroup emphasizes coordinated efforts among upstream and downstream water utilities and users engaged in protecting source water.
Events

featured event
SAN Annual Meeting
November 1, 2024
There are currently no events for this workgroup.
News
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Videos Of Presentations From 2019 Schuylkill Watershed Congress Now Available
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DRBC Seeks Consultant To Evaluate Options For Additional Water Storage To Meet Low Flow Water Demands In The Basin
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PA’s Widening PFAS Water Contamination Crisis
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Tale of the tap: Philly’s water-treatment plants are scientific marvels. So why can’t our drinking water get any respect?
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What’s in your Philly drinking water? Maybe not as much as you fear.
Cover photo credit: Freshwaters Illustrated