The Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts this week announced the recipients of the 2007-2008 Chesapeake Bay Educational and Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Mini-Grants.

PACD awarded $50,000 in Chesapeake Bay Educational grants up to $2,500 for 33 projects throughout the state that promote water quality. Funding for the grants is provided through the Department of Environmental Protection’s Chesapeake Bay Program.

The association also awarded $40,000 in Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention grants for 22 projects throughout the state that promote pollution prevention. Funding for the grants is provided through the Department of Environmental Protection under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act, administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The projects awarded funding include:

· Adams County Conservation District: Stormwater Reduction Rain Barrel Project;

· Adams County Conservation District: No-Till Workshop;

· Bradford County Conservation District: Community Stormwater Management Program;

· Bradford County Conservation District: Nutrient Management Field Day;

· Bradford County Conservation District: Flood Summit;

· Cambria County Conservation District: Field Application Record;

· Clinton County Conservation District: Rain Barrel Workshop;

· Cumberland County Conservation District: A Guide to Small Lot Development: Prevent Pollution and Improve Water Quality;

· Cumberland County Conservation District: Promoting Stormwater Management / Rain Barrels;

· Cumberland County Conservation District: Precision Feeding;

· Dauphin County Conservation District: Ag Newsletter;

· Dauphin County Conservation District: Municipal BMP Workshop;

· Fulton County Conservation District: Septic System Care and Maintenance Handbook;

· Fulton County Conservation District: Chapter 102 Education & Outreach for Municipal Officials;

· Jefferson County Conservation District: Watershed Festival;

· Juniata County Conservation District: Farmers' Winter Meeting / Excavator & Township Supervisor's Meeting;

· Lackawanna County Conservation District: Stormwater Reduction Rain Barrel Project;

· Lancaster County Conservation District: Watersheds: Making the Connection;

· Lancaster County Conservation District: Great Green America Festival;

· Lycoming County Conservation District: Flood Summit;

· Mifflin County Conservation District: Agriculture in the 21st Century;

· Northumberland County Conservation District: Winter Conference;

· Northumberland County Conservation District: Twilight Meetings;

· Snyder County Conservation District: Women in Ag Forum;

· Snyder County Conservation District: No-Till Idea Exchange;

· Snyder County Conservation District: Farmer's Winter Meeting;

· Snyder/Union County Conservation District: ACRE Compliance - Clean Streams Outreach;

· Somerset County Conservation District: No-Till / Cover Crop Field Day;

· Sullivan County Conservation District: Managing Stormwater at your Home;

· Susquehanna County Conservation District: Rain Barrel Workshop;

· Susquehanna County Conservation District: Heavy Equipment Contractors Workshop;

· Wyoming County Conservation District: Resources Management and Protection Tour; and

· York County Conservation District: This OLDS House - Managing your on-lot disposal system.

.For more information, visit the Chesapeake Bay Educational and Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Mini-Grants webpage.

7/13/2007