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The Schuylkill Action Network website will be down for maintenance Monday December 2nd from 6:00pm to 9:00pm EST
News
The PA DEP is inviting comments on the draft 2020 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report. The report found 25,468 miles of streams in Pennsylvania-- about 30 percent, and an increase from 2016-- have impaired water quality for one or more uses-- water supply (84 miles), aquatic life (17,547 miles), recreation (9,935 miles) or fish consumption (2,817 miles).
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RNA found in sewage can help detect rises in Coronavirus as an "early warning system." Temple University has been collecting wastewater samples from the Philadelphia Water Department for the past 6 weeks and hopes to begin analyzing samples soon. Please note that it is unlikely that COVID19 can spread via water, and this is being used as a surveillance tool to predict and prepare for further outbreaks.
Sojourns within the Schuylkill Watershed include:
Perkiomen Creek Sojourn -- Friday, September 12
-- Perki-Bay Youth Expedition -- Monday, June 22 - Friday, June 26
-- Schuylkill River Sojourn -- Saturday, August 15 - Wednesday, August 19
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About Us
The Schuylkill Action Network (SAN) is a collaborative network of over 300 partner organizations working together to improve water resources in the Schuylkill River watershed. With "action" as SAN’s middle name, SAN partners have been working since 2003 to implement best practices across the Schuylkill River Watershed.
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