STEAL | 7 4 5 si EATS re pe SET i ee L 1 4 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, October 12, 1994 Sn Water (continued from page 1) should pay more attention to. “People think if they drill a well and get so many gallons per minute, they're in gravy,” she said. “They don't know about well main- tenance, testing and water qual- ity standards. We should study our water supplies and systems and work in improvements before we have another drought.” ~ With so many smaller water companies popping up all over the area, the former Back Moun- tain Regional Water Commission had suggested several years ago ‘that area municipalities adopt uniform ordinances to standard- ize water lines, and asked the Dallas Area Municipal Authority (DAMA) to consider taking them over, she added. Organized in 1989, the water commission had unsuccessfully tried to survey wells and water supplies to form a database, but disbanded due to lack of money, power and computer access, ac- cording to chairman Jim Ward, who will moderate the forum. “Our main accomplishment was an agreement which we worked out with the former Dallas ‘Water Company, that they would not supply any new customers before their old customers had a reliable water supply,” he said. | General Waterworks bought the Dallas Water Company and sev- eral other small local water com- panies shortly after the agree- ment with the water commission was set up, Ward said. No local municipality has en- acted a well ordinance, although since 1976, Kingston Township has required homeowners within 150 feet of a public water system to use it instead of drilling wells. “People think if they drill a well and get so many gallons per minute, they're in gravy.” Ellie Rodda Organizer of meeting about water Since 1993, developers of sub- divisions must either tie into an existing water system or drill a well for the residents, according to township manager Jeff Box. These small independent wa- ter suppliers must also provide at least a day's storage capacity in case of a broken line or pump failure. “The storage capacity is calcu- lated on the number of homes in . the development,” he said. “So far only one new development falls into this category, but others eventually will.” Water suppliers are now also required to provide water to fire hydrants in the developments and to maintain a specific minimum flow and water pressure in the hydrants, Box said. “The residents may not realize that there are very few fire hy- drants around here, which con- tributes to higher home insur- ance rates,” he said. Ward contended that some smaller water companies may not have provided the mandatory reserve stored in a tank. “They count the standing water in the system and people's pipes as the reserve,” he said. Kingston Township has nine hook up to it whenever they want A sale you will soll your pants rover, 20% off all trees and shruos! 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This year, two water companies have cut the pavement in three of our streets to fix leaks in mains that should have been replaced years ago.” Like Rodda, Ward also wants local residents and elected offi- cials to understand the Back Mountain's water supply and delivery systems before another drought precipitates yet another crisis. Droughts in 1988, 1990 and 1993 caused some area wells to godryand gave many others cause for concern. “The local municipalities have the responsibility to generatesome - control over our water,” Rodda said. Ward added that residents should also learn more about their water suppliers and the quality of their water, whether it comes from a public system or a private well. “Water is like electricity - people automatically assume that it's always available and they can Caputo, golf chairman, looked on. The Huntsville Golf Club had a 'coming out' of sorts Monday, when it played host to members of the media. 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