The latest newsletter from DEP’s Chesapeake Bay Office provides an update on implementation of Pennsylvania’s Phase III Bay Watershed Implementation plan from the July 20 meeting of the State Team meeting.

DEP, DCNR, State Conservation Commission, County Commissioners Association of PA, PA Farm Bureau, Fish and Boat Commission, PA Infrastructure Investment Authority, PA Municipal Authorities Association, U.S.D.A. Farm Service Agency, U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Geological Survey and EPA all provided updates.

The newsletter also highlights best management practice and data reporting activities as well as EPA’s evaluation of Pennsylvania progress in meeting the 2018-19 and 2020-21 milestones.  [Read more here.]

County progress in developing and implementing Clean Water Plans as part of the WIP III Plan are also highlighted in Adams, Bedford, Centre, Cumberland, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties.

A state legislative update is also included covering the new Keystone Free Fund driver and vehicle license program to help fund DCNR riparian buffer initiatives [Read more here] and Senate passage of Senate Bill 915 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) regulating use of fertilizer on turf [Read more here].

Also noted was the announcement by Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) of his intention to introduce legislation to fund on-farm conservation measures through the State Conservation Commission and county conservation districts [Read more here].

Click Here to read the entire newsletter.

For more information on the newsletter and for past issues, visit DEP’s Phase 3 WIP News webpage.  Click Here to sign up for your own copy.

For more information, visit DEP’s Chesapeake Bay Office and PA’s Phase 3 Watershed Implementation Plan webpages.

How Clean Is Your Stream?

DEP’s Interactive Water Quality 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 Article:

Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Team Virtual Meeting July 20 [Update on actions from January - June 2020]

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-- CBF Assesses State Progress On Restoring Chesapeake Bay - PA Is Not On Track To Meet 2025 Goals

-- DEP Invests $3.7 Million To Help Farmers Plan, Install Best Management Practices In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

-- EPA Accepting Applications For Over $3.6 Million In Grants To Reduce Nutrient Runoff From Farms In 38 Chesapeake Bay-Related PA Watersheds

-- DEP Invites Comments On Revised NPDES General Permit For Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations

[Posted: August 10, 2020]

8/17/2020