The Capital Region Water Board, is a non-profit corporation under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and incorporated for the purposes of improving public water management in the Capital Region of Pennsylvania and enhancing regional cooperation.

The Board serves a Region of 1.8 million people, eight counties in the Lower Susquehanna River Basin. During its 13- year history, the Board has conducted studies of water systems and it is now broadening its work into a comprehensive water management study of the Lower Susquehanna River Basin. 

Phase I of the Study- Data Collection and Problem Identification has been completed and the Board is now preparing Phase II which is a much more comprehensive effort to identify problems and propose solutions for that watershed. In addition, the Board is conducting a Water Supply Study of the Swatara Creek, one of the tributaries of the Susquehanna River.