19119_Authority_April_2026

4 The Authority │ April 8 Board of Directors 17 In Memoriam 21 Map Shows Growing Number of Data Centers Planned Across Pennsylvania 23 New Members 24 Government Relations Update 26 Many Pennsylvania Residents Don’t Want Data Centers in their Communities. State Leaders are Welcoming Them 28 Open Enrollment Done Right: Common Mistakes to Avoid 30 PMAA Management Workshop 33 Understanding Surety Bonds: A Practical Guide for Public Agencies 34 Regulatory Convergence: Lessons from Maryland’s MS4 Success and the Draft General PAG-13 36 There’s a PLGIT Option for That... 37 National Safe Digging Month Earth Day 39 An Overview of the Powers of aMunicipal Authority for New BoardMembers 40 Authority News 42 Solicitor’s Corner: Data Centers: A Paradigm for the Future 47 PMAA’s 2026 Annual Conference & Trade Show 51 Pennsylvania Local Government Week 55 EPA Cybersecurity Resources 2026 PMAA Upcoming Events 64 Marketplace 65 Drinking Water Week 66 Advertiser’s Index PMAA Staff F eatured A rticles C ontents A D ata C enter C ould B e C oming to Y our C ommunity 5 D ata C enters : A N ew C ommunications C hallenge for W ater A uthorities 10 S peaking the S ame L anguage : H ow H yperscalers and W ater U tilities C an P artner for S marter G rowth 13 P reparing W ater S ystems for the D ata C enter B oom 16 D ata C enter W ater U se in the S usquehana R iver B asin : B ehind the H eadlines 18 Melissa Radovanic, Chair Greater Johnstown Water Authority/ RDM - Johnstown, LLC Shana Constanzer North Penn Water Authority Christine Gunsaullus The Tank Queen, LLC Timothy Hagey Warminster Township Municipal Authority C ommunications C ommittee Deanna Hassinger Mifflin County Municipal Authority Lindsay Hughes Tapped In Public Relations Matt Junker Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County Claire Maulhardt Capital Region Water Evan Ridington Arthur Hall Insurance Susan Sampson Lehigh County Authority Amy Schirf Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority Michael Schober, PE ARRO Consulting, Inc.