What could it do for Members of the Pennsylvania Ground Water Association?
by Todd Giddings, Ph.D., P.G., Member, Upper/Middle Susquehanna Regional Committee Our current State Water Plan is more than 25 years old, and the new Water Resources Planning Act will update this plan within the next five years, and every five years thereafter. Six regional water resources committees have been appointed by Governor Rendell, and have begun the development of their regional plan components of the State Water Plan. I am a member of the Upper/Middle Susquehanna Region and the mouth of this regional watershed is located at Sunbury. This region is large, extending from Indiana County in the west to Wayne County in the east, and includes all or part of 24 counties. Pennsylvania is divided into six water-resource regions based on its major watersheds, and these planning regions are shown on the map. A Statewide committee will be appointed to establish the guidelines and policies that will guide the updating of the State Water Plan. The Regional and Statewide committee members
