DEP to Hold Public Comment Meeting

Residents have long been speaking during public comment at Board of Supervisors meetings about the , and tonight the DEP will be there to discuss them too.

Officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold a meeting, complete with public comment, at 7 tonight in the Administration Building. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the possible options to solve the toxic water issues, affecting many homes

The DEP announced in a public notice that after reviewing the affected areas and determing the contaminants, the agency recommends that public water lines be put in where residents had originally maintained private wells. 

Residents are invited to view the full Administrative Record, copies of which are available at the Administration Building. The document encompasses the history of the problem and the DEP's involvement.