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Background<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n The PACD Engineering Assistance Program, funded through the Pennsylvania Growing Greener Program and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, provides statewide engineering and soils technical assistance to entities developing or implementing a watershed assessment, watershed restoration plan, or watershed protection plan. Program staff are based out of four regional offices and cover all river basins in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\r\n PACD employs professional engineers and conservation technicians who follow professional engineering principles and ensure that projects are completed according to PA Technical Guide Standards. Staff can identify problems, scope solutions, identify engineering needs, estimate costs and realistic time-frames, identify assistance needed to implement solutions, and assist future Growing Greener applicants in the development of sound applications.<\/p>\r\n Since its inception in 2001, the PACD Engineering Assistance Program has completed over 1,300 projects worth an estimated $60 million in environmental improvements, while working in partnership with hundreds of local Pennsylvania organizations and individuals.<\/p>\r\n ACAP Program<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n The Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program<\/a> (ACAP) supports Pennsylvania farmers and agricultural landowners in their efforts to protect and enhance water quality.<\/p>\r\n Brochure and Final Report Highlights<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n Please click the links below to view the program brochure and final report highlights.<\/p>\r\n Who is eligible for assistance?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n The following entities are eligible to sponsor an application for engineering assistance:<\/p>\r\n What kind of assistance does the program provide?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n Types of technical assistance provided by PACD include:<\/p>\r\n How Does an Eligible Entity Apply for Assistance?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n Questions? Contact the PACD Engineering Assistance Staff:<\/p>\r\nEstablished through the Clean Streams Fund in Pennsylvania’s FY2022-2023 state budget, ACAP provides critical financial and technical assistance for implementing best management practices (BMPs) on agricultural operations across the Commonwealth.<\/div>\r\n\u00a0<\/div>\r\nClick here<\/a> to request help from ACAP.<\/div>\r\n\u00a0<\/div>\r\nACAP is overseen by the Pennsylvania\u00a0State Conservation Commission<\/a>\u00a0(SCC) and delivered locally by participating county conservation districts.<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t
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