Pocono Regions Drinking Water / Protect the Source

The Pocono Mountains region in northeastern Pennsylvania relies primarily on groundwater from wells as its drinking water source, with some surface water from reservoirs and streams in certain areas, but individuals are serviced through a combination of private individual wells/ springs and larger community water supply systems. “Water quality is generally excellent due to the area's forested watersheds and low population density, but like many rural regions, it can face challenges from natural minerals, agricultural runoff, and legacy industrial contaminants. Public water systems are regulated by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) under the Safe Drinking Water Act and must meet federal EPA standards. “ (Source: AI Grok)

The Keystone Clean Water Team (KCWT) was formerly known as the Carbon County Groundwater Guardian Program (CCGG) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, volunteer, environmental education organization which provides homeowners with information on private wells, water quality and quantity, and septic systems operation.  As part of their outreach efforts, they worked with B.F. Environmental Consultants, Inc., the KnowYourH2O Team, Keystone Clean Water Team (501c3), Carbon County Environmental Education Center, and the Pocono Northeast RC&D Council to make available the last version of their educational booklet titled “Our Drinking Water Get Informed, Get Tested, and Get Treated: Public, Community, and Private Water Systems.

To obtain a digital PDF copy of the Version 7 of this booklet (A Retail Value $ 20.00 for free) please fill out the form below. After you fill out this request form, you will be redirected to a website where you can download the pdf copy of our more recent educational booklet.  

To order a hardcopy of the booklet visit the Keystone Clean Water Team (Version 5) website or Amazon (Version 5).

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Other Timely Article and Webpages

The Community Pages – The KnowYouH2O Team has conducted a series of community outreach programs for communities that have private wells or serviced by a private or community  (Public) water supply system.

Water Blog – Recent Articles on AI Data Centers

Know Your H20 Blog – Forever Chemicals,  Homeowners Guide to Stormwater Management, Common Drinking Water Contaminants

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