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Change in Philadelphia Water's Fluoridation Level |
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 Please be advised of this message from the Philadelphia Water Department:
Beginning on January 23, 2012, the Philadelphia Water Department will reduce their current fluoride level from an average of 1.0 milligram per liter (mg/L) to 0.7 mg/L. They expect this reduction to be complete by January 30. This change is being made in cooperation with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. |
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Comparative Utility Rate Increases |
The following chart compares utility rate increases over the past 10 years. Increases in other utilities, including energy, cable and trash, have far exceeded those of the Authority. In particular, trash service has seen increases every two years. All utilities researched have in fact experienced increases over the same time period while BCW&SA has retained its stability. |
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BCWSA Announces Sewer Rate Increase |
Warrington, PA (November 23, 2011) –Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority (BCW&SA) will raise sewer rates for our customers January 1, 2012. Our overall rate increase of $3.7 million per year is related to the $54 million dollars of capital improvements made and committed over the next two (2) years, as well as the escalating cost of fuel and operating materials BCWSA is experiencing.
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Iodine 131 Found in Philadelphia's Drinking Water |
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Please be advised of this message from the Philadelphia Water Department: What is Iodine‐131? Iodine itself occurs very naturally in the environment. Iodine‐131 is a radioactive form of iodine. When certain atoms disintegrate, they release a type of energy called ionizing radiation. This energy can travel as either electromagnetic waves (i.e., gamma or X‐rays) or as particles (i.e., alpha, beta or neutrons). The atoms that emit radiation are called adionuclides; e.g., radioactive iodine, cesium, and plutonium. |
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Source Water Monitoring for Radiological Elements |
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Please be advised of this message from the Philadelphia Water Department:
PHILADELPHIA - Water samples tested by the EPA on April 4 at the Water Department's three drinking water treatment plants found low levels of Iodine 131. The sample from the Queen Lane treatment Plant showed 2.2 picoCuries per liter-the highest drinking-water level found from the three samples. The sampling results are at low levels and are at or below the Safe Drinking Water Act's levels designed to protect the health of an individual over a 70-year lifespan. |
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For the Public 