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Flat Rock Dam improvement in Manayunk will close section of Schuylkill River Trail The trail portion will be closed starting September 11 through the end of 2023.
August 28, 2023
DEP Begins Accepting Applications For Coastal Zone Grants Aug. 28
August 25, 2023
Pennsylvania Invests $8.6 Million To Ensure 35 Farms, 2,645 Acres In 18 Counties Will Remain Farms Forever
August 25, 2023
DEP Invites Comments On Supplement To Manure Management For Environmental Protection Guidance For Animal Manures And Agricultural Process Wastewater
August 25, 2023
Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in Pennsylvania surface waters: A statewide assessment, associated sources, and land-use relations
August 25, 2023
OSMRE provides $100,000 to restore watershed in Pottsville, Pennsylvania
August 23, 2023
OSMRE provides $100,000 to restore watershed in Pottsville, Pennsylvania
August 23, 2023
Montgomery County Conservation District is now accepting applications for the Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program!
August 23, 2023

Montgomery County will be receiving $1.4 million to be committed to agricultural conservation projects by December 31, 2024, and spent by December 31, 2026.

 

Eligible Best Management Practices (BMPs) on farms include Waste Storage, Heavy Use Area Protection, Grassed Waterway, Diversion, Stream Crossing and Cover Crop among others. Practices must be installed to meet NRCS design criteria and contracted construction labor costs are subject to prevailing wage rates. Montgomery County Conservation District will be reimbursing eligible project costs at a 90% rate, with 10% match contribution requirement by the applicant. Applications are now being accepted on an ongoing basis until funds are spent.

PA Environmental Protection Secretary Richard Negrin Tours Once-Troubled Berks County Wastewater System
August 22, 2023

Since 2019, Pennsylvania American Water has invested more than $20 million to improve Exeter’s wastewater infrastructure, improving environmental compliance, reliability and expanding the capacity of the system to accommodate heavy rains and growth of the community. With upgrades and new technologies now in place, operations have drastically improved, resulting in significant benefits to the Exeter area, down-river communities, and the environment. An additional $46 million is expected to be invested over the next 5 years for $66 million in total infrastructure enhancements.

Secretary Negrin applauded the Pennsylvania American Water team for their commitment to keeping drinking water safe and ensuring proper treatment of wastewater, recognizing the company’s effort turn the Exeter wastewater treatment plant from a facility with a history of compliance issues to a state-of-the-art facility.

Incoming Alvernia University students learn importance of volunteering during Orientation Day of Service
August 22, 2023

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