The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the May 18 PA Bulletin announcing it is now accepting applications for Act 167 county Stormwater Management Plan preparation.  The deadline to apply is August 30.

Act 167 requires counties to prepare and adopt a watershed stormwater management plan (Act 167 Plan) for each watershed located in the county in consultation with the municipalities located within each watershed.

Each county must periodically review and revise their Act 167 Plan at least every 5 years.

DEP is authorized to award grants to counties for reimbursement of costs in preparing and revising stormwater management plans when funds are appropriated by the General Assembly for this purpose.

To learn more about this program, visit DEP’s Act 167 Stormwater webpage.

Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for instructions on how to apply.  Questions should be directed to: RA-EPPAMS4@pa.gov.

Other Grants Open

These grant programs are accepting applications for mine reclamation and watershed restoration projects--

-- May 31: Commonwealth Financing Authority Act 13 Restoration Grants

-- June 3-- DEP Local Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants

-- June 21: DEP Growing Greener Plus Watershed Restoration Grants

-- June 21:  DEP/EPA Section 319 Watershed Restoration Grants

-- September 23-- DEP Local Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants

For more information on environmental programs in Pennsylvania, visit DEP’s website, Report Emergencies, Submit Environmental Complaints; Click Here to sign up for DEP’s newsletter; sign up for DEP’s eNotice; visit DEP’s Blog,  Like DEP on Facebook, Follow DEP on Twitter and visit DEP’s YouTube Channel.

Related Articles - Watersheds:

-- DEP Awards $5.67 Million In Federal Funding To Support Local Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Mine Water Treatment, Subsidence Control Projects; Next Grant Applications Due June 3, Sept. 23  [PaEN]

-- Audubon Society Of Western PA, Buffalo Creek Coalition: June 6 Hybrid Workshop On Abandoned Mine Drainage Management & Treatment In Western PA  [PaEN]

-- $5.9 Million Available For Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Projects, Deadline To Apply Aug. 6  [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Seeking Service Providers To Develop Farm Nutrient Plans In Halfmoon Creek, Pequea Creek Watersheds  [PaEN]

-- Agriculture, L&I Award $350,000 Grant To Rodale Institute To Support First-In-PA Apprenticeship In Organic Agriculture  [PaEN]

-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For Act 167 County Stormwater Management Planning [PaEN] 

-- DEP To Hold June 20 Hearing On Stormwater Permit For A 92+ Acre Commercial Development In Tunkhannock Twp., Monroe County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Accepting Comments On Intent To Deny Stormwater Permit For Commercial Development In Benner Twp., Centre County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Submission Of Water Quality Data To Be Part Of Stream Redesignation Evaluations In Berks, Bucks, Centre, Forest, Greene,  Huntingdon, Lancaster, Westmoreland Counties  [PaEN] 

-- PEMA Publishes Updated Guidance For Disaster Recovery Assistance Program For Individuals  [PaEN] 

-- Master Watershed Steward Volunteer Carol Armstrong Makes Waves In Chester, Delaware Counties  [PaEN]

-- Reminder: Penn State Extension May 15 Webinar: Green Infrastructure Planning For Healthier, Resilient Communities; Land Use Series Available On Demand  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: ‘We Are At Exciting Precipice Of Really Significant, Positive Change’ After Tioga River Gets $68 Million For Abandoned Mine Drainage Treatment

-- Courier Express: Two Elk County Abandoned Mine Projects Awarded Funding

-- Tribune-Democrat: Bedford County Projects Land Abandoned Mine Restoration Grants

-- TribLive: Export Historical Society Moves Ahead With Plans To Stabilize Old Mine Entrance In Westmoreland

-- WITF The Spark: Harry Campbell, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Provides Update On Meeting Chesapeake Bay Milestones  [Audio]

-- PennFuture, CVPA Support US Senate’s Federal Farm Bill Framework Putting Climate Resilience Front And Center In American Agriculture

-- Post-Gazette: PA Cong. Thompson Pushes Ahead With Federal Farm Bill Amid Divide With Dems On SNAP

-- Penn State Extension Ag Conservation Currents: Still Time To Register For June Conservation Con; Education Opportunities; Streambank Stabilization; Much More

-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Farmers Eligible For Free Organic Transition Program

-- Evangelical Environmental Network: Over 90,000 Pro-Life Christians Support Keeping Our Promise To Farmers On Climate-Smart Agriculture

-- EPA May 29 Webinar: Addressing Stormwater Challenges With EPA Technical Assistance & Funding, 1:00 p.m.

-- Reminder: Penn State Extension May 15 Webinar: Green Infrastructure Planning For Healthier, Resilient Communities; Land Use Series Available On Demand  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Heaviest PA Storms Drop 60% More Rain Than They Used To, Report Says

-- Williamsport Sun: Author Tim Palmer Says Flood Mitigation Requires More Than Holding Back The Water

-- The Derrick: Issue Of Stormwater Runoff, Home Damage Spurs Knox Mayor’s Resignation

-- Warren Times: Warren County Students Work With Local Conservation Agencies

-- LancasterOnline: Here’s What’s Happening In Lancaster County During Water Week Starting June 7

-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary Gardening For Clean Water For Habitat Owners, Caretakers

-- Coalition For Delaware River Watershed June 5 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice Day Of Learning In Hamilton Twp., NJ

-- WHYY: Croydon Woods Has Earned Awards For Environmental Stewardship In Bucks County; It’s A Toxic Superfund Site

-- Delaware RiverKeeper May 17 RiverWatch Video Report

-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary Gardening For Clean Water For Habitat Owners, Caretakers

-- The Derrick: 6th Grade Sandycreek Students Release Rainbow Trout At Two Mile Run

-- TribLive: New Kensington-Arnold 5th Graders Spend Morning Fishing At Valley High School In Westmoreland County

[Posted: May 17, 2024]

5/20/2024