workgroup goal
To promote and implement stormwater best management practices that improve water quality and community resilience
key actions
- Implementation of stormwater BMP projects.
- Support for regional stormwater management planning.
- Public education on stormwater impacts and solutions.
- Collaboration with partners to strengthen stormwater initiatives.
The Stormwater Workgroup focuses on mitigating the impacts of stormwater runoff, including flooding and pollution, by promoting and implementing best management practices (BMPs). In the face of climate threats, aging infrastructure, and ongoing development pressure, it is crucial to manage stormwater through effective planning, education, collaboration, stewardship, and the implementation of best management practices (BMPs).
Projects – Coming Soon!
Documents – Coming Soon!
Events
featured event
Abandoned Mine Drainage Workgroup Meeting
October 8, 2024
News
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What is an ‘impaired’ waterway and why are there so many of them in Pennsylvania?
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Pennsylvania’s Conservation Activism Began Long Before The First Earth Day on April 22, 1970
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DEP Releases Water Quality Assessment Showing 40% Of PA Streams Polluted By Agriculture, Abandoned Mines, Stormwater Runoff
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DEP Releases Report on Impaired Waterways in Pennsylvania, Stresses Need for Restore Pennsylvania for River Health
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PA Congressmen Introduce Bipartisan RECLAIM Initiative to Invest in Environmental, Economic Recovery in Coal Country
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