(Philadelphia) – More towns in Pennsylvania are protecting their streams and drinking water by requiring vegetated and tree-lined area along waterways. Clean Water Action released a report today that found more and more towns protecting buffers of natural vegetation in thirteen counties across the Commonwealth.

To see the full report, go to: http://www.cleanwateraction.org/publication/buffers-100-taking-positive-...

The report, “Buffers 100: Taking a positive trend statewide,” surveyed municipalities in more than a dozen counties across Pennsylvania and found that 192 municipalities had a riparian buffer ordinance and over 30% of those ordinances required 100 foot or greater buffers on at least some streams in the municipality.