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Bucks County

Bucks County Planning Commission, Bucks County, $5,000

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Source Water Protection Project 2007-2008
Project Title: Bucks County Watershed Protection Education and Community Awareness Project
Area to be protected: Unami, East Branch Perkiomen, Tohickon, Neshaminy, Little Neshaminy, Pennypack and Poquessing watersheds and Delaware River.
Partner: Pennridge Area Coordinating Committee

Focus: coordinate a guided bus tour to showcase innovative best stormwater management practices that municipal officials, engineers, planning commission members and developers can implement to reduce nonpoint source pollution.

Take the Virtual Tour.

Contact:  Rea Monaghan 215-345-3267 remonaghan@co.bucks.pa.us

Riegelsville Borough, Bucks County; $2,800

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Protection Project 2006-2007
Project Title:  Riegelsville Borough Source Water Protection Education and Awareness Project
Area to be protected:  Riegelsville Borough wellhead areas in Riegelsville and Williams Township
Partners: Williams Township, Wilson Area School District, Upper Bucks Chamber of Commerce, Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, Riegelsville Fire Company

Focus: conduct an education and outreach program to implement their Source Water Protection Plan for groundwater in the Riegelsville area including placements, brochures, a display and information on the borough website.

Contact: Tammy Macaluso, riegelsville@verizon.net

Southeast Project Grass.  Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton and Schuykill counties, $4,950

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Water Protection Project 2006-2007
Project Title: Southeast Project Grass Grazing and Pasture Management Planner
Area to be protected: Delaware and Susquehanna watersheds
Partners: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Penn State Cooperative Extension and Reading Area Water Authority
Focus:  develop a 12-month Grazing and Pasture Management Planner illustrating Best Management Practices of pasture management that have been shown to be effective at lowering risks of pollution to drinking water supplies. 

Contact: Dan Ludwig, dan.ludwig@pa.usda.gov

Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy, Montgomery, Bucks, Berks, Lehigh counties, $ 5,000

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Protection Project 2005-2006
Project Title:  Source Water Protection Education and Volunteer Action Program
Area to be protected: Perkiomen Creek
Partners: Natural Lands Trust, Philadelphia Water Authority, Aqua PA, Delaware Valley Earth Force, Montgomery County Conservation District, Lower Salford Township, Upper Perkiomen Trout Unlimited

Focus: hold Source Water Protection workshops emphasizing the source of local water supplies, challenges of maintaining a high quality supply, and the ways contaminants can be prevented from entering the water supply. Workshops will demonstrate ways citizens can protect their drinking water sources.

Contact: Crystal Gilchrist, (610) 287-9383,  email: cgilchrist@perkiomenwatershed.org

Bucks County Planning Commission. Bucks County, $5,000

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Water Protection Project 2004-2005
Project Title: Pennridge Area Water Resources Awareness Project
Area(s) to be protected: the Pennridge Area municipalities
Partner(s): Bucks County Planning Commission, Townships of Bedminster, E. Rockhill, Hilltown, and W. Rockhill; Boroughs of Dublin, Perkasie, Sellersville,and Silverdale; Pennridge Chamber of Commerce, Pennridge School District, Bucks County Community College; HilltownTownship Water & Sewer Authority, Perkasie Borough Water Authority, Dublin Borough Water Authority. North Penn Water Authority,
Focus: hold a water awareness day for the Pennridge area in conjunction with National Drinking Water Week and work with the school district to integrate source water protection issues in the curriculum.
Contact: Cynthia Unangst, 215-345-3884, email: ckunangst@co.bucks.pa.us

 

Natural Lands Trust. Schuylkill, Berks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks, Philadelphia counties, $5,000

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Water Protection Project 2004-2005
Project Title:  Water Supplier Lands Project
Area to be protected:  Source waters in SEPA
Partners: Natural Lands Trust, Philadelphia Water Dept, Heritage Conservancy, Brandywine Conservancy and Clean Water Action PA

Focus: highlight to local environmental organizations and municipal officials the need to protect buffer lands for public drinking water supply systems in the Delaware River Basin before they are sold for development. Produce a booklet on water supply lands.

Contact: David Harper, 610-353-5587,  email: dharper@natlands.org

The Peak Center, Inc., Bucks and Montgomery counties, $5,000

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Water Protection Project 2004-2005
Project Title: North Penn Water Authority Source Water Protection Education project

Area to be protected: North Penn Water Authority service area
Partner: North Penn Water Authority

Focus: conduct educational workshops aimed at citizens and municipal officials designed to educate about the importance of preventing nonpoint sources of pollution in the lower Delaware watershed in order to protect source waters for the North Penn Water Authority service area.

Contact: Robert Kutler, 215,362,7432, email: sec@peakcenter.org

 

Bucks County Planning Commission

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Water Protection Project 2002-2003
Project Title: Pennridge Area Source Water Protection Education and Awareness Project
Area(s) to be protected: the Pennridge Area Watersheds
Partner(s): Bucks County Planning Commission, Townships of Bedminster, E. Rockhill, Hilltown, and W. Rockhill; Boroughs of Dublin, Perkasie, Sellersville,and Silverdale; Pennridge Chamber of Commerce, Pennridge School District, Bucks County Community College, HilltownTownship Water & Sewer Authority, Perkasie Borough Water Authority, Bedminster Township Municipal Authority
Focus: develop an educational program for the Pennridge Area
Counties served: Bucks County

Grant: $3,200
Contact: Cynthia Unangst, 215-345-3884, email: ckunangst@co.bucks.pa.us

See the brochure they developed

Natural Lands Trust, Inc.

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Water Protection Project 2002-2003
Project Title: A Guide to Protecting Your Watershed
Area(s) to be protected: the Crum Creek
Partner(s): Natural Lands Trust, Inc & Crum Creek Watershed Partnership
Focus: develop and distribe a watershed poster/brochure about the Crum Creek and develope a template for others to use
Counties served: Delaware & Chester County

Grant: $4,900
Contact: David Harper, 610-353-5587, email: dharper@natlands.org

 

Delaware River Greenway

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project - Watershed Protection Project 2001

Project Title: Project River Bright

Areas to be protected:  Delaware River

Partner(s): Students United for Nature, Students Against Violating the Environment, Delaware Canal State Park, Honey Hollow Audubon Society, Hunterdon Co, NJ, Con. District, Bucks Co Parks Dept, Systech Environmental Corp, Dept. of Interior, and Garden State Underwater Recove

Counties served: Bucks and Northampton Co in PA, and Hunterdon, Mercer, and Warren Co in NJ

Focus: Coordinate a cleanup of the Delaware River and conduct an educational environmental festival on the same day.
Grant: $4,000
Contact: Carrie Brownholtz, 215.862.4385, email: cdreamer@voicenet.com

North Penn Senior Environmental Corps

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project - Drinking Water Source Protection Project 2001

Project title: Source Water Protection Education Project
Area(s) to be protected: Neshaminy Creek and Delaware River Basin Watershed
Partner(s): North Penn Water Authority
Focus: prepare and deliver joint presentations about water conservation and source water protection to municipal governments, high schools, and community organizations .

Counties served: Bucks and Montgomery Co
Grant: $4,300
Contact: Dick Lehman, 215.362.7432, email: NPSC@enter.net

 

Telford Boro Authority, Bucks and Montgomery Co
Wellhead Protection Area Signage Project
Area(s) to be protected: wells located in East Branch Perkiomen Creek, Indiana Creek, and Mill Creek watersheds
Funded by LWVPA-CEF WREN Project - Drinking Water Source Protection Project 2001

Partner(s): Telford Boro, West Rockhill Twp, Hilltown Twp, Salford Twp, Franconia Twp, and Spotts, Stevens and McCoy, Inc.
Focus: develop and install wellhead protection signage in the water supply areas.
Grant: $2,300
Contact: Mark Fournier, 215.723.5000, email: mfournier@netcarrier.com

Upper Southampton Twp
Protecting and Improving Upper Southampton Twp's Watersheds and Drinking Water Project
Area(s) to be protected: Southampton Creek and Mill Creek
Funded by LWVPA-CEF WREN Project - Drinking Water Source Protection Project 2001

Partner(s): Bucks Co Conservation District, Tamanend Trust, Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, Bucks Co Planning Commission, Bucks Co Commissioners, Upper Southampton Twp Natural Resources Advisory Board and Southampton Creek Watershed Assn
Focus: produce a video addressing the Neshaminy Creek and Mill Creek watersheds; distribute brochures; and air presentations about water resources problems on the municipal cable channel.
Grant: $5,000
Contact: Richard Sabol, 215.322.9700 ext.127, email: RSabol@southamptonpa.com

Sharing Our Knowledge of Best Management Practices for Saving our Watersheds
Area(s) to be protected: Delaware Watershed/CoreCreek Watershed Neshaminy and Ottercreek
Funded by LWVPA-CEF WREN Project - Watershed Education for Pollution Prevention Projects - 2000

Partners:
Bristol Township School District, F.D. Roosevelt Middle School, League of Women Voters of Bucks County and Bucks Co. Commissioners and agencies
Focus:
The FDR Middle School will video middle school student presentations about water protection issues and share the information with elected officials, citizens, and service groups.
Grant: $3,000
Contact: Kathleen Horwatt, 215.788.0436,
email: kathorwatt@aol.com, khorwatt@ptd.net

Safe Drinking Water and Alternative On-Site Wastewater Technology
Funded by LWVPA-CEF WREN Project - Drinking Water Source Protection Project 1999

Focus: Failing on-site systems threaten drinking water safety in the Perkiomen watershed. The partners will conduct two workshops on how failing systems impact water supply and technologies available for correcting problems. Involved Bucks, Berks, Lehigh and Montgomery Counties.
Partners: The Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy, The Philadelphia Suburban Water Company
Grant: $2,350
Contact: Alexandra Curran, 610-287-9383

The Bucks County Planning Commission and the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for the Bucks County Water Supply and Model Wellhead Protection Study sponsored a seminar on the wellhead protection area management techniques recommended in the County Study.
Contact: Dennis Livrone, Bucks County Planing Commission, 215-345-3419.