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Children enjoying the Pottstown spray park.
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Norristown
Lansdale
Collegeville
Jenkintown
Conshohocken
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276
76
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611
100
309
Hatboro
Ambler
Pennsburg
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Existing Water Service Areas
FIGURE 115:
Existing Water Service Areas
Source: Montgomery County Planning Commission
Regulatory Agencies
Public water purveyors operating within the county
are subject to federal, state, and local regulations
that establish standards for water quality, ground
and surface water withdrawal, and consumer water
rates. These regulations include:
The Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act
Pennsylvania was authorized under the Federal Safe
Drinking Water Act to implement its drinking water
program under a “primacy” agreement between the
PADEP and the U.S. EPA. Pennsylvania’s program
includes regulations and voluntary initiatives for
water supply systems that serve at least 15 service
connections or 25 or more people. The PA Safe
Drinking Water Program establishes maximum
contaminant levels (MCLs) to ensure that drinking
water is safe for human consumption, and requires
public notification whenever drinking water is not
in compliance with state standards.
Delaware River Basin Commission
Groundwater Protected Area Regulations
The Delaware River Basin Compact was signed
into law in the Fall of 1961, establishing the
Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC). The
compact members are the federal government, and
the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
and Delaware. DRBC allocates water supplies and
regulates projects deemed to have a substantial
effect on water resources within the basin area,
which includes all of Montgomery County.
Public Utilities Commission
The Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission (PUC)
regulates the rates charged by public water purveyors
under their jurisdiction and approves franchise or
service areas for these water purveyors. All investor-
owned companies that charge rates for their service
are under the jurisdiction of the PUC.
Montgomery County Health Department
The health department has established standards for
the location, construction and quality of individual
water supply wells and system installation.
