DEP Chesapeake Bay Update Highlights Additional Investments In Bay Watershed Cleanups; County Water Quality Plan Progress; Assistance Programs Available

DEP’s latest Chesapeake Bay Program update highlights just a few of the activities going on across Pennsylvania’s part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed to improve water quality here and in the Bay.

Just see what’s happening--

-- DEP Webinars on Grant Updates and Strategic Planning for Project Implementation

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Promotes Regenerative Agricultural Practices Through National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Grant Award

-- Shapiro Administration Invests Additional $15.2 Million in 15 Abandoned Mine Land Projects

-- Shapiro Administration Invests $5.5 Million to Improve Waterways and Help Farmers Increase Economic Output and Improve Environmental Health

-- Shapiro Administration Invests More than $10.2 Million to Preserve 2,645 Acres of Prime Farmland in 20 Counties

-- DEP Hosts Local Climate Conversation Workshops

-- Water Resource Restoration Videos Available At The PA Clean Water Academy

-- Partners in Water Quality Gather to Stock Trout In Kettle Creek, Clinton, Potter Counties

-- Lancaster Conservancy Accepting Applications for Susquehanna Riverlands Conservation Landscape Mini-Grant Program

-- Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts Offers Ag Plan Reimbursement Funds

-- Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Offers Riparian Restoration Tree Planting Funding

-- Lebanon County Advances Clean Water Efforts Supporting Agricultural Conservation with National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Funding Award

-- Perry County Farmer Receives Funding and Technical Support to Make Farm Improvements

-- York County’s Watershed Alliance of York Completes First Phase of Legacy Sediment Project with Additional Work to Follow

Click Here for all the details.  Click Here to sign up for your own copy.

Visit DEP’s Chesapeake Bay Watershed webpage to learn more about cleaning up rivers and streams in Pennsylvania's portion of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.  Click Here to sign up for regular updates on Pennsylvania’s progress.

How Clean Is Your Stream

DEP’s draft 2026 Water Quality Assessment includes a mapping tool that allows you to check on the status of water quality near you.

Click Here to check how clean your stream is.

[Posted: May 1, 2026]  PA Environment Digest