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Report Of The Water Supply Commission Of Pennsylvania 1907

Report Of The Water Supply Commission Of Pennsylvania 1907

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General ReferenceGeneral Construction & RenovationRegional: West

ISBN10: 9354486363
ISBN13: 9789354486364
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 15 2021
Pages: 122
Weight: 0.66
Height: 0.26 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
A landmark snapshot of Pennsylvania's effort to secure reliable water at the dawn of the modern age, the 1907 Report of the Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania stands at the crossroads of engineering, governance, and public health. This is infrastructure in transition. Prepared amid Progressive Era infrastructure development, this historic government report surveys the municipal water systems Pennsylvania depended on, tracing how rivers, streams, and aquifers were managed and connected to growing towns and industries. As a public utilities engineering study rooted in early 20th century Pennsylvania, it captures the policy debates shaping river and watershed management, from source protection and contamination concerns to regional planning. It remains a valuable reference for civil engineers, planners, and policy-makers, as well as a resource for environmental historians, students of Pennsylvania water supply history, general readers of regional history, and anyone building a primary source reference collection on American public works. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. This carefully prepared facsimile reprint edition speaks to readers interested in how communities organised, funded, and governed essential services, and to those who collect enduring records of public life. Ideal for libraries, local-history collections, and specialists in municipal governance, public health, and infrastructure, this enduring water supply commission report also rewards general readers of local and regional history, and anyone building a primary source reference collection on American public works.

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