The October Chesapeake Bay Implementation newsletter is now available from the Department of Environmental Protection featuring these articles--

-- Partnering With Tier 1-2 County Clean Water Planning - Progress Reports Due Mid-October

-- Outreach, Engagement In Tier 3-4 County Clean Water Planning

-- DEP. State Conservation Commission, U.S.G.S. Data Sharing Advances

-- 23 Projects Awarded EPA Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management Grants  Read more here.

-- Applications For 319 Grants Still Being Accepted  Read more here.

-- Applications For DEP Environmental Ed Grants Being Accepted  Read more here.

-- Agriculture Planning Reimbursement Program Is Open  Read more here.

-- Phase 2 Agricultural Inspections Program Grants Being Finalized

-- Funding For Lawn Conversions Is Available From DCNR  Read more here.

-- First Deadlines Approaching For NRCS Funding Programs  Read more here.

-- County Progress Reports: Adams, Bedford, Centre, Cumberland, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York

--DCNR Releases New Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan

Click Here to sign up for your own copy of the newsletter.

PA Bay Plan Update

DEP’s Citizens Advisory Council is scheduled to meet on October 20 to hear an update on Pennsylvania’s efforts to clean up our rivers and streams to meet the Chesapeake Bay mandates.  Read more here.

PA Chesapeake Bay Plan

For more information on how Pennsylvania plans to meet its Chesapeake Bay cleanup obligations, visit DEP’s PA’s Phase 3 Watershed Implementation Plan webpage. 

Click Here for a summary of the steps the Plan recommends.

How Clean Is Your Stream?

DEP’s Interactive Report Viewer allows you to zoom in on your own stream or watershed to find out how clean your stream is or if it has impaired water quality using the latest information in the draft 2020 Water Quality Report.

(Photo: York County Master Watershed Stewards plant stream buffer at Little Creek Community Park.)

(Reprinted from the October DEP Chesapeake Bay Implementation newsletter.  Click Here to sign up for your own copy.)

Related Articles - Water Quality:

-- DCNR Invests $637,700 In 93 Acres Of Streamside Buffers In PA's Part Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed

-- PennVEST Invests $181 Million In Water Infrastructure, Nonpoint Source Pollution Reduction Projects In 12 Counties

-- DEP Grants Available To Help Farmers Reduce Nutrient Pollution, Small Businesses With Energy Efficiency Projects

-- DEP Accepting Applications For Farm Conservation Planning Grants In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

-- Westmoreland Conservation District Announces 2020 Conservation Award Winners

-- Conservation Districts, Join Wildlife, Environmental Groups In Opposing Bill Redefining Water Pollution, Letting Companies Decide When They Report Spills

-- PUC Joins 6th Annual Imagine a Day Without Water To Raise Awareness About The Value Of Water

-- Hershey Medical Center Tree Planting Part Of Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Initiative

-- Bay Journal: On Chesapeake Bay Cleanup, Field Studies, Computer Predictions Don't Always Agree

-- Bay Journal: Use Of Switchgrass Growing In Popularity For Farm Conservation

-- To Harvest Or Not To Harvest: Recent Insight On Riparian Buffers

-- The Tree As A Microcosm Of An Entire Watershed

-- Learn More About DCNR’s Converting Your Lawn To Meadow Or Woods Program, Funding

-- DEP Invites Data On Water Quality For Watersheds In Adams/Franklin, Susquehanna Counties

-- Help Penn State Extension Master Watershed Stewards Plan Future Programs

-- Penn State Extension: Water Education Remains A Priority In Distance Learning

-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary Hosts Urban Waters Webinar Series Nov. 2, 10, 17

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Nov. 5 Hearing Includes Proposed Policy Setting Incentives For Reuse Of Abandoned Mine Drainage, Treated Wastewater

-- NRCS-PA Offers Support To Urban Farmers In Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh

[Posted: October 19, 2020]

10/26/2020