Water Authority

Ferguson Township Municipal Building in Centre County

A troubled rural water system is moving toward a possible sale. Local officials want to help avoid costly rate increases.

Marley Parish | Spotlight PA State College

The Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors has agreed to support the State College Borough Water Authority in efforts to acquire the Rock Spring Water Company.

A sign for the Rock Spring Water Company, which serves about 500 properties in rural Ferguson Township.

Talks for a Pa. water authority to take over a small system plagued by leaks fell through. What happened?

Marley Parish | Spotlight PA State College

The State College Borough Water Authority last year attempted to obtain “a letter of intent to negotiate the sale” of Rock Spring Water Company.

FILE - A sign for the Rock Spring Water Company, which serves about 500 properties in rural Ferguson Township (Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PA)

Water privatization is on the rise in Pa. Here’s what you need to know.

Marley Parish | Spotlight PA State College

A panel of experts discussed Pa.’s private water industry, how it’s regulated, and options for when service is subpar.

Business, Economics and Finance

State College Borough Water Authority might end fluoridation

Logan Groeneveld-Meijer

Jeff Kern of the State College Borough Water Authority talks about how water systems in Pennsylvania could continue or discontinue the practice of fluoridation

Thirty-three students from Bald Eagle Area High School volunteered to help distribute bottled water to residents of the Snowshoe area.

Agriculture and Environment

Snowshoe Residents Get Temporarary Relief From Water Crisis With 1,600 Cases Of Bottled Water

Min Xian

Residents in the Snowshoe area received 1,600 cases of free bottled water on Friday as a temporary relief from their water crisis. Residents started…

The proposed building site for "The Cottages" on Whitehall Road and Blue Course Drive.

Politics and Government

Ferguson Township Supervisors’ Race Hinges On Proposed Student Housing Complex

Erin Cassidy Hendrick

Both candidates for Ward 1 of the Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors say they believe it’s important to balance economic development and environmental…