Debates on recent changes in Chatham County bureaucracy raise the question of the actual state of the water in the Haw River. Considering the alarmist warnings that the changes will degrade water quality, the future promises to continue the improvements seen over the past twenty years. Pittsboro, the first user of drinking water on the river, has clean treated water. If its water quality is compromised, the town quickly and honestly notifies its residents and secures a solution.