Armstrong
County
Riverside Center for Innovation, Allegheny, Westmoreland, Greene, Clarion, Butler, Fayette, Armstrong and Washington Co, $5,000
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Water Protection Project 2008- 2009
Project Title: River Alert and Information Network (RAIN) Education and Outreach Program
River, stream, watershed affected by this project: Allegheny, Youghiogheny, Monongahela and parts of the Ohio Rivers
Partners: River Alert and Information Network (RAIN) members and California University of Pennsylvania
Focus: educate and increase awareness of source water protection strategies via three major events (side 2) aimed at thirty-three drinking water suppliers in the Allegheny, Youghiogheny and Monongahela watersheds in eight southwest PA counties.
Read their Newsletter and Final Report. Congrats to RAIN on winning funding to install monitoring equipment.
Contact: Emily Buka 412-322-3523 eb@riversidecenterforinnovation.com
Eastern Armstrong Co. Municipal Authority, Armstrong County, $1,800
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2004-2005
Project Title: EACMA Wellhead Protection Project
Area to be protected: Plum Creek watershed
Partners: Eastern Armstrong County Municipal Authority, Elderton Borough Council and Plumcreek Township Supervisors
Focus: produce and distribute a brochure to area citizens about source water protection in the Plum Creek watershed and to introduce educational materials to the Elderton School District for use in their water resources awareness curriculum.
Contact: Donald Cessna, 724-354-2540, email n/a
Conemaugh Valley
Conservancy / Kiski-Conemaugh Stream Team
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF
WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2002-2003
Project
Title: Community Outreach Placemat Project
Area(s) to be protected: Kiski-Conemaugh River Basin
Partner(s): Conemaugh Valley Conservancy/Kiski-Conemaugh Stream Team & Kiski-Conemaugh
River Basin Alliance
Focus: develop a community outreach project based
on restaurant placemats (see completed
placemats)
Counties served: Armstrong, Somerset, Westmoreland,
Indiana, Cambria County
Grant: $5,000
Contact: Tom Grote, 814-467-0836, email: tfgrote@floodcity.net
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