DEP Healthy Waters News: County Projects Get Measurable Environmental Results; Abandoned Mine Reclamation; Grant Opportunities

The latest DEP Healthy Waters News highlights multiple grant opportunities and how county projects are getting measurable environmental results in Pennsylvania part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed--

-- DCNR Grants Support Water, Wildlife, Communities In Bay Watershed; Next Round Opens Jan. 11

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Watershed Grants

-- The Nature Conservancy Cover Crop & Nutrient Management Support Program

-- Statewide Waterway Access Grants

-- Lawn Conversion and Riparian Buffer Mini-Grants For Conservation Districts

-- Fulton County Upper Big Cove Creek Project Getting Measurable Results

-- Small Stream, Big Conservation Impact in Lancaster County

-- Lebanon County Farm Protected Through Collaboration

-- Tour Highlights Abandoned Mine Reclamation In Luzerne County

-- Conservation & Watershed Stewardship At Lewistown Country Club In Mifflin County

-- Mifflin County Farm Implements Multiple Conservation Practices

-- York County Hires First Sustainability Coordinator

-- Keeping Lenape History Visible In Lancaster County

-- State Conservation Commission Names Marty Qually Executive Secretary

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Related Articles This Week:

-- DEP Healthy Waters News: County Projects Get Measurable Environmental Results; Abandoned Mine Reclamation; Grant Opportunities  [PaEN]  

-- DCNR Grants At Work: Supporting Water, Wildlife And Communities In The Cheaspeake Bay Watershed [Next Grant Round Opens Jan. 11]

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, PA Environmental Council Host Oct. 21 Webinar On Green Stormwater Infrastructure  [PaEN] 

-- House Hearing I: DEP Allows The Use Of Contaminated Water From New 'Mineral Brine' Conventional Wells On Roads, While Prohibiting Contaminated Water With The Same Harmful Pollutants On Roads From Other Conventional Oil & Gas Wells  [PaEN]

-- House Hearing II: Road Dumping Contaminated Water From Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Creates An Aerosol Mist Carrying Pollution Through The Air And Into My Lungs - By Siri Lawson, Warren County Resident  [PaEN]

-- House Hearing III: Protect PT: For Too Long The Oil & Gas Industry Has Used Our Southwest PA Communities As Dumping Grounds For Their Waste - Road Dumping Contaminated Water From Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Must Be Banned  [PaEN]

-- PA Environmental Council, Aqua Accepting Applications For Protect Your Drinking Water In Southeast PA Starting Oct. 21  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Stefanie Green Helps Conserve Natural Resources In Northampton County  [PaEN]

-- 250+ Attend Delaware River Watershed Forum Bringing Together Partners To Shape The Future Of the Delaware Watershed  [PaEN] 

NewsClips:

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Decades Later, A Big Gap Persists For Key Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Goals

-- Stroud Water Research Center Comments On DEP Biosolids Permits: High Rate Of PFAS Contamination Already Found On Most Farm Fields Treated With Biosolids, Tighter Controls Needed 

-- Tribune-Democrat: PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Banned From Firefighting Foam, With Exceptions, In Sen. Yaw’s Legislation

-- ABCNews: Abandoned Mines Causing Sinkholes, Other Incidents Across The Country [PA Included] 

-- Tribune-Democrat: DEP Awards $347,832 Grant To Clearfield Creek Watershed Assn. For Mine Drainage Treatment Project In Cambria County

-- The Center Square: 4 Of Top 10 Most Expensive Water Companies Are In PA, Study Finds

[Posted: October 10, 2026] PA Environment Digest