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Chester Water
Authority
P.O. Box 467
Chester, PA 19016
(610) 876-8181
(800) 793-2323
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Winter 2003 -
2004, Vol. 10 No. 1 |
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One Year Later |
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What a
difference a year makes. Last year at this time, Chester Water
Authority (CWA) was getting ready to ask its employees to perform a
rain dance! The Drought of 2002 was the worst drought on
record for the Octoraro watershed. The governor declared a drought
emergency, rainfall was 40 percent below average, and CWA’s
reservoir went from 94 percent capacity to less than 50 percent. |
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It’s
hard to believe that this year is well on its way to being a record
year for rainfall. As of October 1, 2003, more than 61 inches of
precipitation has fallen at CWA’s Octoraro Treatment Plant over the
past 12 months. Compare this with a 12-month record of 67.03 inches
set in 1975 and the 37.12 inches that fell in the year 2002.
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How
does CWA handle these types of extremes? By being prepared. CWA
prides itself on being proactive. Advance planning has given the
Authority the capability to tackle a problem when it occurs—be it
drought or record rainfall. |
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New Directions |
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You may want to take note that the traffic pattern around the
Main Office Building located at 5th and Welsh Streets in the
City of Chester has changed. No longer a one-way street, Welsh
Street does not offer parking in front of the building.
However, there is parking and a customer entrance in the rear of
our Main Office Building.
If
you are just paying a bill and do not need to speak to a
Customer Service Representative, CWA has a drive-up window
strictly for paying your water bill. Access the drive-up window
from 4th Street.
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Other articles in this
issue:
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Page 1 |
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We Have A
Plan
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Page 2 |
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Water
Conservation and You
Fast Facts
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Page 3 |
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One Year
Later
New Directions
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