The Department of Environmental Protection will hold an open house on September 23 in Mansfield, Tioga County to answer questions from landowners and municipal officials about doing work in streams affected by flooding and erosion.

Attendees can speak one-on-one about their stream work and flooding questions with staff from DEP and five other state and county agencies and view educational displays and demonstrations.

The open house will be held at the Mansfield Borough Building, 14 South Main Street in Mansfield from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Questions should be directed to Megan Lehman, DEP Northcentral Regional Office, by calling 570-327-3659 or send email to: meglehman@pa.gov.

For more information on the dos and don'ts of stream maintenance, download DEP's Stream Maintenance booklet and visit the Flooding And Maintenance of PA’s Streams webpage.

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[Posted: September 19, 2019]

9/22/2019