Catskill Watershed attorney explains filtration-avoidance rules, local programs and emerging risks to Delaware County supervisors
Tim Cox of the Catskill Watershed Corporation briefed the Delaware County Board on the Safe Drinking Water Act’s filtration-avoidance criteria, neighboring watershed models and local programs to support septic and flood mitigation; presenters flagged PFAS and aging infrastructure as key risks and urged residents to contact CWC for septic failures.
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Tim Cox, attorney for the Catskill Watershed Corporation, told the Delaware County Board of Supervisors on June 2 that the 1986 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act and subsequent surface-water treatment rules created the legal pathway under which large cities can avoid constructing filtration plants if they demonstrate control over watershed activities.
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