Master Well Owner Network
We are a network of trained volunteers dedicated to promoting the proper construction and maintenance of private water systems in Pennsylvania and throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region.
To date, over 400 residents in 61 counties throughout Pennsylvania have been trained as Master Well Owner Volunteers. These volunteers have provided assistance to over 25,000 homeowners with private water systems.
MWON News
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Helping to Save Our Lakes: Taking Care of Stormwater!!!
May 21, 2012Many of our neighborhoods in Pennsylvania have beautiful streams and lakes, which are being degraded due to excessive stormwater runoff. -
All the Water on Planet Earth
May 17, 2012How much of planet Earth is made of water? Very little, actually. Although oceans of water cover about 70 percent of Earth's surface, these oceans are shallow compared to the Earth's radius. The above illustration shows what would happen if all of the water on or near the surface of the Earth were bunched up into a ball. The radius of this ball would be only about 700 kilometers, less than half the radius of the Earth's Moon, but slightly larger than Saturn's moon Rhea which, like many moons in our outer Solar System, is mostly water ice. How even this much water came to be on the Earth and whether any significant amount is trapped far beneath Earth's surface remain topics of research. -
SRBC Technical Reports on Water Quality Monitoring, Water Availability, Mine Drainage and Other Topics Available Online
May 15, 2012HARRISBURG, Pa. – Among its major responsibilities, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC, www.srbc.net) is a leader in data collection and analysis for water quality monitoring, mine drainage and water resource availability. SRBC makes its findings readily available to the public both on-line and through printed publications. SRBC’s more recent technical reports available online or by requesting printed copies.
