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Delaware County

Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Delaware and Montgomery counties, $5000

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2007-2008
Project Title:  Stormwater Facility Operation and Maintenance Program
Area to be protected: Delaware and Schuykill rivers

Partners: Delaware County Conservation District, Montgomery County Conservation District, Swarthmore Borough and Yeadon Borough

Focus: develop a guide and hold workshops to educate public works department staff and commercial property owners in Delaware and Montgomery Counties on the inspection, operating, repair and retrofit procedures for stormwater management facilities that are necessary to minimize nonpoint source pollution in the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers. 

Contact:  Paul Racette, 215-592-7020x112 or pracette@pecpa.org;

or Carol Meyers, 215-592-7020x100 or cmeyers@pecpa.org

Pennsylvania Resources Council, Delaware County, $3,000

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Source Water Protection Project 2007-2008
Project Title:  Stormwater Management/Source Water Protection for Marple Township and Borough of Swarthmore
Area to be protected: Ridley, Crum Creek
Partners:  Aqua Pennsylvania, Delaware County Conservation District, Marple Township and Borough of Swarthmore

Focus:  hold two workshops for residents of Marple Township and the Borough of Swarthmore to educate about stormwater management and pollution issues emphasizing how the use of rainbarrels can minimize polluted runoff from entering the area's drinking water source, Crum Creek. 

Contact:  Mario Cimino , 610-353-1555 x221, cimino@prc.org

Pennsylvania Resources Council, Delaware County, $5,000

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2006-2007
Project Title:  Rain Barrel and Stormwater Community Education
Area to be protected: Ridley, Cum and Darby creeks
Partners:  Delaware County Conservation District, Upper Providence Township, Radnor Township

Focus:   hold workshops for homeowners and businesses of Radnor and Upper Providence Townships illustrating how rain gardens and rain barrels can lower the amount of stormwater runoff during rain events and significantly curtail the amount of nonpoint source pollution entering the Darby Creek, Ridley Creek, and Crum Creek.

Contact:  Lynn McConville, 610-353-1555 x221, mcconville@prc.org

 

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

Borough of Media, Delaware County; $ 4,000

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2005-2006
Project Title:  Media Tree Management and Stormwater Reduction Project
Area to be protected: Ridley Creek
Partners: Stroud Water Reserach Center, Gillen Associates

Focus: create and distribute customized educational packets aimed at homeowners, local officials, developers, realtors, and nurseries about how each can reduce nonpoint source pollution in Ridley Creek using tree and plant management techniques to control the amount and quality of stormwater runoff.

Contact: Judy Fowler, (610) 566-5210, email: judymedia@acn.net

Chester-Ridley-Crum Watersheds Assn. Delaware, Chester counties; $5,000

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2004-2005
Project Title: Ridley Creek Watershed Homeowners Outreach Program
Area to be protected: Ridley Creek Watershed
Partners: Natural Lands Trust, Nether Providence, Middletown, East Goshen, Willistown, Edgemont, Ridley, Upper Providence townships

Focus: use reference materials, displays, local cable television access, website postings, and workshops for homeowner groups to promote best watershed stewardship practices that will reduce nonpoint source pollution the Ridley Creek watershed.

Contact: Anne Murphy, 610-892-8731, email: crc@nni.com

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

 

Natural Lands Trust, Inc., Delaware & Chester counties, $4,900

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Water Protection Project 2002-2003
Project Title: A Guide to Protecting Your Watershed
Area to be protected: the Crum Creek Waterhsed
Partners: 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.
Contact: David Harper, 610-353-5587, email: dharper@natlands.org

Chester Ridley Crum Watershed Assn, Chester and Delaware counties, $4,890

Chester and Ridley Creeks Watersheds Monitoring and Educational Project
Area(s) to be protected: Chester and Ridley Creeks
Funded by LWVPA-CEF WREN Project - Drinking Water Source Water Protection Projects - 2001

Partner(s): Widener University, Thornbury Twp, Chester Co Water Resources Auth, Delaware Co Inst. of Science, Philadelphia Suburban Water Co, Willistown Twp Env. Advisory Council, Swarthmore College, and Edgmont Twp
Focus: Present water quality data collected to citizens in the community and provide watershed posters to fourth and seventh grade classrooms.
Contact: Eunice Alexander, 610.692.0923, email: ela6@bellatlantic.net