09/30/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/30/2024 12:21
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (Sept. 30, 2024) - To help our communities in protecting and preserving our world's most precious natural resource - water, Pennsylvania American Water is celebrating Source Water Protection Week (Sept. 29 to Oct. 5, 2024) by highlighting its commitment to providing customers with safe, clean, reliable water and by offering the public resources and information focused on helping them do their part.
"Though we've come a long way in terms of our water treatments and services, there's still a lot of challenges to overcome - the hardest of those being that water is often taken for granted," said Kristi English, Pennsylvania American Water's source water protection program manager. "Every day, people turn on their taps to bathe; brush their teeth; and get water for drinking, cooking and cleaning. Unfortunately, unless they notice something unusual, water quality and availability are not considered. That's where this campaign comes in - we want to increase awareness of the value of water and the importance of caring for our water resources."
Throughout the week, Pennsylvania American Water's is emphasizing the importance of protecting our water sources as a crucial first step of the drinking water treatment process, with the goal of generating awareness about the need to maintain quality and conserve the supply of the world's drinking water.
Pennsylvania American Water is also encouraging the public to learn more about how source water is treated and protected from contaminants by watching educational video content:
"The key to making source water protection efforts successful is for our dedication to trickle down to those individuals, businesses and communities we serve," added English. "Everyone lives in a watershed and has a role in protecting it."
To commemorate Source Water Protection Week, Pennsylvania American Water is also asking its customers - and the community at large - to take the following actions this week and consider putting them into action as year-round practice:
For more ideas on how to help protect our source water resources, view this short tip video or visit Pennsylvania American Water's Watershed Protection and Wise Water Use webpages.
To learn more about Pennsylvania American Water and its work to provide the highest quality water, visit www.pennsylvaniaamwater.com.
Pennsylvania American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the largest regulated water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and wastewater services to approximately 2.3 million people.