North Penn Water Authority (NPWA) is proud to announce that Ami Tarburton, Director of Finance & Human Resources at NPWA, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees for the Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust (PLGIT). PLGIT, a premier financial services organization, provides investment options for local governments, authorities, and municipal entities across Pennsylvania.

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On June 19, NPWA welcomed Trevor Mosiondz and his family to their Operations Center to paint a fire hydrant, for which he submitted his winning design of the “Philly Phanatic” to their hydrant design contest held in May for Drinking Water Week. The hydrant will proudly be on display in front of NPWA’s Operations Center, located at 300 Forty Foot Road in Towamencin.

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The Environmental Protection Agency issued an enforcement alert on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, urging water utility systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation’s drinking water from cyberattacks. The alert was issued after several U.S. utilities were hacked. North Penn Water Authority takes cyber security very seriously and we are taking the necessary measures to protect the safety of our water and to protect customer information. 

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced new Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS). The MCL for PFOA is set at 4 parts per trillion (ppt), and the MCL for PFOS is set at 4 ppt. North Penn Water Authority and Forest Park Water Treatment Plant meet the MCLs for both PFOA and PFOS.

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On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, Anthony J. Bellitto, executive director of North Penn Water Authority, testified in Harrisburg in front of the House of Representatives’ Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee to support the amendment of Act 12, and reiterate the benefits of keeping authorities publicly owned.

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