Innovative Pollution Prevention Projects Funded
Pennsylvania’s County Conservation Districts today received more than $47,000 for 28 projects in 26 counties that promote water pollution prevention strategies through the Non-point Source (NPS) Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grant Program.
“Pennsylvania’s conservation districts work every day to control pollution and ensure there is enough clean water for future generations,” said Robert Maiden, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts (PACD). “We are grateful to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for providing funding for these projects that will make a difference for Pennsylvania’s citizens.”
Funding for the grants, up to $2,000 each, is provided through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act, administered by the US Environmental Protection Agency. A description of current and previously funded projects is available at www.pacd.org under the Education tab.
2012 – 2013 NPS Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-grants were awarded to the following:
| Conservation District | Project Title |
| Adams County Conservation District | Green Roof Outreach |
| Allegheny County Conservation District | Agricultural Alternative Project |
| Berks County Conservation District | Wyomissing Watershed Outreach Campaign |
| Bucks County Conservation District | Waste Not Want Not |
| Cameron County Conservation District | Cameron County Landowners Workshop |
| Centre County Conservation District | Wetlands and Waterways Big and Small |
| Chester County Conservation District | Clean Streams for All Generations |
| Crawford County Conservation District | Stainbrook Park Rain Garden Demonstration Project |
| Elk County Conservation District | Elk County Erosion & Sediment Control Workshop |
| Elk County Conservation District | Clarion River Stormwater Awareness Project |
| Erie County Conservation District | Erie County Interseeding Demo Field Day |
| Erie County Conservation District | Best Management Practices Educational Brochure |
| Indiana County Conservation District | 2012 Southwest Pennsylvania Project Grass Conference |
| Jefferson County Conservation District | We All Live Downstream: Become a Steward of Your Farm |
| Lawrence County Conservation District | 2013 Shenango River Watershed Source Water Protection Calendar |
| Lebanon County Conservation District | Briar Lake Enhancement Project |
| Lehigh County Conservation District | Lehigh County Water Quality Educational Seminars |
| McKean County Conservation District | NPS Awareness Program for Landowners/Users |
| Monroe County Conservation District | Retain the Rain: Practices for Pollution Prevention |
| Northampton County Conservation District | “The Dirt on Soils” |
| Pike County Conservation District | Pike County Rain Garden Education and Installation for the Area Agency on Aging |
| Schuylkill Conservation District | Silver Creek AMD Trail |
| Sullivan County Conservation District | Soil Sample Kits for Ag Compliance |
| Susquehanna County Conservation District | Deacon Brook Watershed Group |
| Tioga County Conservation District | Tioga County Women In Agriculture |
| Union County Conservation District | Soil Stabilization Demonstration Plots using Enzyme Stabilization |
| Wayne Conservation District | Japanese Knotweed and Invasive Species Demonstration Site |
| Westmoreland Conservation District | Pollution Prevention in the Loyalhanna Watershed |
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