Government
L.E. ‘Chip’ Bilger II, executive Director of the Western Berks Water Authority (WBWA) says, “when we protect water in watersheds and source water where we live we are paying it forward … protecting water for people who drink it downstream”. WBWA is a partner in education with Berks Nature when it comes to keeping the water supply teaching landowners and land users about source water protection plans. Chip explains the WBWA is a wholesale water supplier, removing water from Blue Marsh Lake in order to supply 4 million gallons of water a day to 35,000 customers. WBWA is a manufacturer in the water business and a source water protection plan is vital. They protect the finished product controlling the amount of raw materials used for filtering in accordance with the quality of the raw water. Better water means less raw materials are necessary to purify the water and that translates to saving money on your water bill.