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What's New!
updated
5/11/12
Annual Report 2011
PCSM Program Update
Effective January 1,
2012 the Pike County Conservation District will no
longer be reviewing Post Construction Stormwater
Management (PCSM) Plans associated with NPDES Permits
for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Construction
activities. This change was necessitated by the
elimination of the District Engineer position in the
Pike County 2012 Budget. As a result of this change,
the District has adopted a new
Fees for Services Policy.
The District will
continue to receive and conduct administrative reviews
of NPDES Permit
applications, review Erosion and Sediment (E&S)
Control Plans and
schedule pre-application meetings for NPDES Permit
projects in Pike County. DEP’s Northeast
Regional Waterways and Wetlands program staff will
conduct Post Construction Stormwater Management Plan
reviews and a final review of applications. Please be
advised that E&S Plan and PCSM Plan reviews for NPDES
Permit applications will no longer be conducted
concurrently by the District; therefore the total time
for NPDES Permit issuance may be extended and this
should be incorporated into project planning time
frames.
New E&S Manual Now Available Online
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
posted it’s Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control
Program Manual online. To view the manual visit this
website:
http://www.elibrary.dep.state.pa.us/dsweb/View/Collection-8300.
If your conservation district or agency provides a link
to this resource on it's website, please have the link
updated to the March 2012 version.
Common
Waters Fund
New Fund Launched To
Support Landowner Conservation Practices
Grants Available For
Actions That Protect Forests & Drinking Water Quality
For more information
visit the website at
www.commonwatersfund.org
5th
round applications
due August 1st
Common Waters Fund -
4th Round of Grants
Coinciding with the March 22 celebration of World Water Day,
an awareness campaign that focuses on the importance of
freshwater and its sustainable management...
Pinchot Institute Report Examines Practices to Minimize
Impacts of Gas Drilling
For more information visit the website at:
http://www.pinchot.org/gp/Marcellus_Shale
The Marcellus
Shale Lease Guide is a set of lease guidelines and
principles that property owners can use with the help of an
attorney to understand the environmental risks and rewards
of mineral rights leasing. Homeowners, farm owners and
private landowners throughout Western Pennsylvania now face
decisions about the use of their land from drilling
companies and many more will soon face similar challenges.
Developed by the Pennsylvania
Environmental Council, the Marcellus Shale Lease Guide
is intended as a helpful resource for Pennsylvania residents
who are considering leasing their property for Marcellus
Shale gas production, or who have decided to lease and are
beginning the negotiating process.
Call for Dirt & Gravel Road project grant applications:
The Pike County Quality
Assurance Board (QAB) is currently accepting applications
for project funding under the Dirt and Gravel Road
Maintenance Program. Although the application period may
remain open year round, funding is somewhat limited and we
are recommending that grant applications for projects
proposed this year be submitted by June 15, 2012,
after which the QAB will meet to rank applications and begin
allocating available funds. All municipally-owned dirt and
gravel roads open to the public and impacting water
resources are eligible for funding.
More Pike Streams Support Trout Reproduction
2010 and 2011 Update of Unassessed Waters
Surveyed in Fisheries Management Area 5 - encompassing the
Delaware and Lehigh River Basins upstream from Easton,
Pennsylvania
Protecting Pennsylvania Communities from the Shale Gas Rush
Prepared by the Delaware
RiverKeeper Network
This guide was created to help citizens and
local officials in that decision making process. The
following pages provide information on what Pennsylvania law
says about municipal control over oil and gas
development and how zoning and other types of ordinances can
help protect health, quality of life, and the environment.
With it, we seek to support citizens who want to have input
on the laws and practices that affect them, and elected
officials who want to take measures to protect their
communities for years to come.
Don't miss the opportunity to order this
colorful, entertaining and educational 300-page reference book on Pennsylvania's birds &
mammals, which is highlighted with professional artwork &
photographs, plus illustrations from hundreds of students
from across Pennsylvania and the United States.
PA Wildlife Journal
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