Water Qaulity Handout Water Quality Water availabililty and water quality are becoming critical issues for most communities.
Water is used in the home for drinking, bathing, cleaning and gardening.
Farming and industry requires huge amounts of water for irrigation and production. As demand increases conflicts arise. A safe water supply is essential to the health and well-being of every person. Surveys have shown that as many as half of the private individual water supplies in Pennsylvania do not meet acceptable drinking water standards. Public water systems also have problems.