Source Water Protection

The primary mission of the East Cocalico Township Authority (ECTA) is to provide safe drinking water to its customers. Water is treated from its original state to meet the quality standards set for consumption. However, water providers rarely have control of the water supply before it gets to their system.  In 2020, the ECTA partnered with the Pennsylvania Rural Water Association and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to develop a Source Water Protection Plan. A Source Water Protection Plan guides a water utility through the process of identifying potential threats to public drinking water and water treatment facilities and outline plans of action in advance of problems. Following almost two years of work and collaboration, ECTA’s Source Water Protection Plan was approved in April 2022!  Having an approved plan is an accomplishment, but the work has just begun. The ECTA is committed to working with customers, land owners, and community partners to implement protections of our water supply.

To learn more about ECTA’s Source Water Protection and to check out the resources available, please click on the following link:  ECTA Source Water Protection.

ECTA Receives Pennsylvania Rural Water Association's
2022 Source Water System of the Year Award
December 8, 2022

The East Cocalico Township Water & Sewer Authority (ECTA) is proud to accept the Pennsylvania Rural Water Association's 2022 Source Water System of the Year award. Consideration for this recognition is made for public water supply systems who adopt and actively implement protection efforts with a Source Water Protection Plan approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. In 2022, the ECTA completed its approved Source Water Protection Plan and has begun systematically addressing its source water protection goals and building partnerships for water conservation.  The ECTA provides drinking water and sanitary sewer services to over 2,500 customers in East Cocalico Township and surrounding areas.

Pictured from left to right: Ken Spitler, ECTA Superintendent; Dan Becker, ECTA Chairman; Scott Carl, Sr., ECTA Administrator; Kurt Wagner, Pennsylvania Rural Water Association; Mike Galley, ECTA Compliance Specialist