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!"#$%$&'('")*+,$)$-./+,01 12111 ! ZĞƉƌŝŶƚ ƉĞƌŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͗ ^ŽŵĞ ĂƌƟĐůĞƐ ŵĂLJ ďĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͕ ŝŶ ǁŚŽůĞ Žƌ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚ͕ ĨŽƌ ƌĞƉƌŝŶƚ͖ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ƉĞƌŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ ŽďƚĂŝŶĞĚ ďLJ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƟŶŐ :ĞŶŶŝĨĞƌ ĂƐĞ Ăƚ ĐĂƐĞΛŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ͘ŽƌŐ͘ ^ƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ͗ dŚĞ ƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ ŝƐ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚ ďŝͲŵŽŶƚŚůLJ ďLJ ƚŚĞ WĞŶŶƐLJůǀĂŶŝĂ DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂů ƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͕ ϭϬϬϬ EŽƌƚŚ &ƌŽŶƚ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ^ƵŝƚĞ ϰϬϭ͕ tŽƌŵůĞLJƐďƵƌŐ͕ W ϭϳϬϰϯ͘ WŽƐƚŵĂƐƚĞƌ͗ ^ĞŶĚ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ƚŽ dŚĞ ƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ͘ ĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐ Θ ^ĂůĞƐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͗ DĂŶĚŝ ͘ 'ůĂŶƚnj͕ Ăƚ ŐůĂŶƚnjΛŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ͘ŽƌŐ͘ ŽŵŵĞŶƚƐͬYƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͗ :ĞŶŶŝĨĞƌ ĂƐĞ Ăƚ ĐĂƐĞ ΛŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ͘ŽƌŐ͘ ŽƉLJƌŝŐŚƚΞ ϮϬϮϰ ďLJ ƚŚĞ WĞŶŶƐLJůǀĂŶŝĂ DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂů ƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͘ ůů ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĚ͘ ZĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŝŶ ǁŚŽůĞ Žƌ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĐŽŶƐĞŶƚ ŝƐ ƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚĞĚ͘ ^ƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ĨĂĐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶƐ ĞdžƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌƐ͘ WƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĂƌƟĐůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĚǀĞƌƟƐĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƌĞŇĞĐƚ ĂŶLJ ĚŝƌĞĐƚ Žƌ ŝŵƉůŝĞĚ ĞŶĚŽƌƐĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ͛Ɛ ǀŝĞǁƐ͘ dŚĞ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ĞĚŝƚ ĂŶĚͬŽƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĂƌƟĐůĞƐ Žƌ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŝŶƚĞĚ Žƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶ͘ Douglas E. Bilheimer Publisher Jennifer L. Case Editor Mandi E. Glantz, CAE ĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐ Kimberly A. Wenrich Layout & Design December 2024 Volume 56, No. 6 Pennsylvania Municipal ƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ 1000 North Front Street, Suite 401 Wormleysburg, PA 17043 Phone: 717-737-7655 Fax: 717-737-8431 ŝŶĨŽΛŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ͘ŽƌŐ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ͘ŽƌŐ ĨĂĐĞŬ͘ĐŽŵͬƉĂŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ linkedin.com/company/ ƉĂŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐͬ e dItor ’ s n ote c elebratIng 50 y ears oF the s aFe d rInkIng W ater a ct dŚĞ ^ĂĨĞ ƌŝŶŬŝŶŐ tĂƚĞƌ Đƚ ;^ t Ϳ ŝƐ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŶŐ ŝƚƐ ϱϬ th anniversary ŝŶ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ͕ ŵĂƌŬŝŶŐ ĮǀĞ ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ ŽĨ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐ ƉƵďůŝĐ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƐĂĨĞŐƵĂƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƟŽŶΖƐ ĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐ ǁĂƚĞƌ ƐƵƉƉůLJ͘ dŚĞ ^ t ǁĂƐ ƐŝŐŶĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ůĂǁ ŽŶ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϭϲ͕ ϭϵϳϰ͘ Some of its major accomplishments include: • ƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ŚĞĂůƚŚͲ based standards for drinking ǁĂƚĞƌ ƚŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ďŽƚŚ naturally-occurring and man- made contaminants; • Reducing contaminants such as nitrate, radium, ĐƌLJƉƚŽƐƉŽƌŝĚŝƵŵ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽǀĞƌ ϵϬ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƵďƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽŌĞŶ ĂīĞĐƚ ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞ ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͖ • ĂŶĚ͕ WƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐ ŐƌŽƵŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƌŽďƵƐƚ ǁĞůůͲ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ͘ Ɛ ǁĞ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ issue of dŚĞ ƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ ĨŽĐƵƐĞƐ ŽŶ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ƌĞǀĞŶƵĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŶŐ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ͘ ŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ ŚŽǁ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ ĐĂŶ ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞǀĞŶƵĞ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ͗ • ƐŽƵŶĚ ďƵĚŐĞƟŶŐ • updated tapping fees • ĐŽƐƚ ƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ • ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ƌĞǀĞŶƵĞ ƐƚƌĞĂŵƐ • employee development • ĂŶĚ͕ ŐƌĂŶƚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ĂƐƐŝƐƚ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ǁĞůůͲďĞŝŶŐ͕ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ďĞŶĞĮƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŚĞLJ ƐĞƌǀĞ ďLJ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ Ăƚ ĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ ƌĂƚĞƐ͘ ŶŽƚŚĞƌ ďĞƐƚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ ŝƐ ĂŶŶƵĂů ďŽĂƌĚ ƌĞŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚLJ ƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ Đƚ ;D Ϳ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĂŶLJ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ ŽďůŝŐĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƌĞŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞ D does specify several crucial annual requirements to ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶĐLJ͕ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ ĂŶĚ statutory compliance. ;WůĞĂƐĞ ƐĞĞ ^ŽůŝĐŝƚŽƌ͛Ɛ ŽƌŶĞƌ ŽŶ ƉĂŐĞ ϮϭͿ .