Friday, April 28, 2023

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Awards $6 Million+ For Consumptive Water Use Mitigation Projects

On April 27, the
Susquehanna River Basin Commission announced more than $6 million in grant funding for 23 projects that will improve the sustainability of streamflows and groundwater during times of drought.

Projects include innovative activities from dam removals and riparian stream work that restores floodplains and ecosystems to leak-detecting satellite imagery and automated truck washing systems that conserve water.

“We were beyond thrilled with the wide array of cutting-edge projects that applied for funding this year,” said Andrew Dehoff, SRBC Executive Director. “Faced with increasing extreme climate events, it’s important to fund beneficial activities in our basin that will improve watershed resilience during the inevitable low flow periods of the future.”

Consumptive use refers to water that is used but not returned to rivers and streams because it is evaporated, transpired, incorporated into products or otherwise lost. 

The grants are funded by fees paid to SRBC through regulated projects as mitigation for their consumptive water use.

Awardees will use the money to enhance water supplies, reduce water demands, increase flow resilience, or improve environmental conditions and water quality. These substantial grants paid out an average award of $268,000. 

Click Here for a list of projects awarded.

Visit the Consumptive Use Mitigation Grant Program webpage to learn more about this program.

Groundwater Monitoring Grants

SRBC is accepting applications for Groundwater Level Monitoring Grants through June 30.  Click Here for more.

For more information on programs, training opportunities and upcoming events, visit the Susquehanna River Basin Commission website.  Click Here to sign up for SRBC’s newsletter.   Follow SRBC on Twitter, visit them on YouTube.

(Photo: Billmeyer Quarry Consumptive Use Mitigation Project in Lancaster County.)

Related Articles:

-- Delaware River Basin Commission Completes Water Storage Study To Support Resilience Planning; 12 Of 14 Final Projects In PA  [PaEN] 

-- Delaware River Basin Commission Hearing May 10 On Water Withdrawal Requests, June 7 Business Meeting  [PaEN]

[Posted: April 28, 2023]  PA Environment Digest

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