What's being done to ensure adequate water supplies?

To make sure you have sufficient water supply now and in the future, water utilities, including Easton Suburban Water Authority, are working on four focus areas:

Maintaining existing systems - Repairing and replacing leaking underground water pipes help stretch our present water resources.

Treat used water - Treating more wastewater to make it safe for reuse is also an important water-saving strategy.

Protect water supply sources - Efforts are being made to prevent pollutants from reaching ground water and surface water sources. This effort is especially critical in today's world of terrorist threats to public water supplies.

Improve technology - Research continues to find new ways to provide drinking water, such as desalting ocean water and controlling evaporation from reservoirs.