Water Quality Concerns

Help for Watershed and Conservation Organizations

The Consortium for Scientific Assistance to Watersheds (C-SAW) is a team of specialists who provide FREE organizational and scientific technical assistance to Pennsylvania-based watershed and conservation organizations. C-SAW does not conduct watershed monitoring or assessments but instead helps watershed organizations improve their own monitoring and assessments. Stroud Water Research Center is a C-SAW technical assistance provider.

Contacts for Water Quality Concerns

The Stroud Center doesn’t give advice or help with these issues but offers the following contacts as a courtesy to the public.

Water Testing

• BSC Labs
• Eurofins
• Martin Water
• Pure Test

Pollution Incidents

• Delaware River: Call 1-800-8DELAWARE or visit the Delaware Riverkeeper Report a Polluter page.
• Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties: Contact the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office.

Fish Kills

• To report an incident to the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, call 1-855-FISH-KIL (1-855-347-4545)

Erosion and Sedimentation Issues

• Chester County Conservation District, 610-925-4920

Pond Management, Nuisance Algae, and Weed Control

• Pennsylvania Lake Management Society
• Chester County Water Resources Authority
• Ecologically Based Small Pond Management
• Managing Small Ponds: Strategies for Small Pond Owners
• Management Strategies for the Small Pond Owner
• The Limnology of Small Ponds
• Penn State Cooperative Extension pond management web page

Well and Septic Issues

• Chester County Health Department, 610-344-6225
• Well water testing labs in Chester County and nearby counties
• Septic system permits, policies, evaluations, and enforcement in Chester County