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municipalauthorities.org | 5 7 What is a Redevelopment Authority? 16 Question & Answer - Tapping Fees 19 Satellite Imagery Finds Leaks in Small Rural Water Utility in Pennsylvania 20 Plant Employees Rescue Unexpected Guest 22 New Members 23 Direct Pay: Providing Tax-Exempt Organizations a New Path to Owning Onsite Solar Projects 24 Government Relations 28 Say Goodbye to “Forever Chemicals” 30 Water Pricing and Affordability in the U.S.: Public vs. Private Ownership 32 York County Solid Waste Authority Community Outreach: Let’s Talk Trash! 34 PMAA Annual Conference & Trade Show: Everything You Need to Know! 37 The Ultimate Toilet Paper Survey 10 Johnstown Redevelopment Authority 12 Redevelopment Authority of Cambria County 15 Westmoreland Redevelopment Authority I n this I ssue C ontents August 2023 Volume 55, No. 4 45 Once in a Generation Opportunity to Seek Funding 46 Member Spotlight - Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) 46 2023 Spring Regional Meetings 51 Associate News 52 Apples and Oranges - Contrasting Differences Between PLGIT and Depository Institutions 56 More than $6 Million Going to Consumptive Use Mitigation Projects 60 Report Highlights - A Study Pursuant to HR 2021- 149: Proposed Revisions to Biosolids Permits 62 Marketplace 64 Brain Break 65 New PMAA Staff Member 66 Advertiser’s Index