DEP’s September Health Waters Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Update

Last week, the Department of Environmental Protection published its September update on Pennsylvania’s efforts to implement the plan to clean up the Commonwealth’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

-- Water Science Institute, Partners: Celebrated Big Spring Run Legacy Sediment Stream Restoration Project In Lancaster County

-- Middle Spring Watershed Assn. Stream Restoration Project In Shippensburg Working Well After Hurricane Ida 

-- DCNR: Hosts Virtual Community Conservation Partnership Grant Workshops In November  

-- DCNR: Seeking Feedback On Riparian Buffer Program Implementation

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission: Releases Sediment & Nutrient Pollution StoryMap  

-- Register Now For 2021 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forum Nov. 1-5 

Also included were updates on county progress implementing their locally-driven County Clean Water Action Plans.

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PA Chesapeake Bay Plan

For more information on Pennsylvania’s plan, visit DEP’s Chesapeake Bay Office webpage.

October Is Buffer Month!

Penn State Extension is joining the Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council, who declared October as Riparian Buffer Month, as an opportunity to build awareness and familiarity of forested riparian buffers while sharing the applicability of these sustainable practices in a variety of settings.  Read more here.

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.

Related Articles:

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Bay Executive Council Fails To Hold Pennsylvania Accountable For Its Water Pollution Cleanup Commitments  [PA’s #2 Water Pollution Problem - Agricultural Runoff] 

-- Senate Committee Reports Out Bipartisan Bill Allocating $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Monies For Local Environmental Improvement, Recreation Projects 

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Applauds Senate Action On Bill To Allocate $500 Million To Fund Local Growing Greener Projects, Establish Clean Streams Fund  

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Use $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Cash To Fully Fund Growing Greener 

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership: Enters Fourth Fall Season;  3 Million+ Trees Planted So Far  

-- Call For Abstracts: Bucknell University’s 16th River Symposium Nov. 5-6  

-- Register Now For 2021 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forum Nov. 1-5 

-- PA Keystone Coldwater Conference + PA Chapter Of American Fisheries Society Meets Feb. 25-26 In State College  

[Posted: October 2, 2021]  PA Environment Digest