A quarter-century later, PA updates state water plan

With something as important as water, you'd think state officials would spend a little more time on it.

It's been more than 25 years since the State Water Plan has been updated.

"The state water plan represents years of exhaustive and difficult work, and provides Pennsylvanians with a vision, goals and recommendations for meeting the challenges of sustainable water use over the next 15 years," Department of Environmental Protection Acting Secretary John Hanger "Each region came to the table with its own priorities -- protecting drinking water supplies, creating jobs, avoiding devastating floods, reducing mine drainage, and ensuring well thought out plans for how to use the land -- but the statewide committee was able to craft a document that takes into account these many conflicting priorities and demands."

Read more at the link below:

New Plan Outlines Statewide, Regional Priorities to Balance Competing Demands for Water