Publisher's Synopsis
The Lehigh Valley in Eastern Pennsylvania is home to more than 600,000 people and includes the cities of Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton. Most water and wastewater services are provided in the Lehigh Valley by 40 separate publicly owned utilities. The Lehigh Valley is one of the highest growth areas of Pennsylvania. This growth has created significant strains on land use policies and the provision of water and wastewater services. This project was devised to follow up on recommendations of prior AwwaRF research (Regional Solutions to Water Supply Provision, Order #91146) that had called for a new paradigm to evaluate regional collaboration. The new paradigm was called "benefits and issues."