The November Chesapeake Bay Implementation newsletter is now available from the Department of Environmental Protection featuring these articles--

-- DCNR, Partners Work To Improve Forest Conditions In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

-- Adams, Franklin, Lancaster, York Counties Reached 1-Year Milestone Of County Clean Water Plans, DEP Works With Tier 2 Counties

-- Providing Assistance To Tier 3 & 4 Counties, Online County Clean Water Planning Course Available

-- Status of Reporting And Data Initiatives

-- Update On Funding Assistance Awarded and Available

-- County-Specific Progress Updates: Adams, Bedford, Centre, Cumberland, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York Counties

-- Congress reauthorized Chesapeake Bay Program in America’s Conservation Enhancement Act

Click Here to sign up for your own copy of the newsletter.

PA Chesapeake Bay Plan

For more information on how Pennsylvania plans to meet its Chesapeake Bay cleanup obligations, visit DEP’s PA’s Phase 3 Watershed Implementation Plan webpage.

Click Here for a summary of the steps the Plan recommends.

How Clean Is Your Stream?

DEP’s Interactive 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.

(Photo: York County Master Watershed Stewards plant stream buffer at Little Creek Community Park.)

(Reprinted from the November DEP Chesapeake Bay Implementation newsletter.  Click Here to sign up for your own copy.)

Related Articles - Water:

-- Hundreds Of Thousands Oppose Cuts In Local Recreation, Conservation Project Funding

-- $201,977,000 Diverted From Environment, Energy Funds To Balance Fy 2020-21 State Budget

-- DEP Provides $6 Million+ To 8 Counties To Support Local Water Quality Improvement In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Spotlights Work Of Volunteer Riparian Rangers In PA

-- Buffer Certificate Course, Scholarships Now Available From Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professionals

-- PA Assn. Of Conservation Districts Accepting Applications For Multifunctional Riparian Buffer Grants From Conservation Districts

-- Registration Now Open For Virtual 2021 Sustainable Agriculture Conference Jan. 19 - Feb. 5

-- DEP Lifts Drought Watch In 10 Counties, 20 Remain On Watch And 3 On Warning

-- PA American Water Systems Recognized For 20 Consecutive Years Of Excellent Tap Water

-- PUC Highlights Importance Of Critical Utility Infrastructure Thru Pandemic, Severe Storms

-- Proceedings From Bucknell University Susquehanna River Symposium Now Available

-- New Mural At Rodale Institute Celebrates Farming In Harmony With Philly Artists

-- Senate Republicans Send Bill Rolling Back Environmental Protection Standards For Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling To Governor

-- Republicans On House Environmental Committee Move Bill Redefining Water Pollution, Resolution Opposing Power Plant Carbon Pollution Reduction Reg

[Posted: November 17, 2020]

11/23/2020