Greene
County Projects
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
Greene Co. Conservation District, Greene County, $2,700
 Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2004-2005
Project Title: The "Working" Workshop: Streambank Stabilization and Restoration Practices
Area to be protected: South Fork of the Ten Mile River watershed
Partners: Natural Resources Conservation Service and Morgan Township Supervisors
Focus: Develop an informational flyer on septic systems(front) (back) for the local Greene Saver which will reach 40,000 residents of Greene County. The flyer will include information on septic system installation and maintenance, alternative systems and additional information for landowners. It will also cover the impacts of failing on-lot systems and benefits to the watersheds and drinking water.
Contact: Lisa Snider, 724-852-5278, lsnider@co.greene.pa.us
Greene County Watershed
Alliance
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF
WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2002-2003
Project
Title: Watershed
Issues Via the Internet
Area(s) to be protected: Ohio River Basin (10 County Watersheds)
Partner(s): Greene County Watershed Alliance, Greene County Conservation
District, PA CleanWays of Greene County & Wheeling Creek
Watershed Conservancy
Focus: develop and maintain a website and distribute educational
materials
Counties served: Greene County Grant: $3,000
Contact: Evelyn Andrianos, 724-499-5844, email: shallowcreek@alltel.net
Wheeling Creek Watershed
Conservancy
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF
WREN Project - Watershed Protection Projects - 2001
Project
Title: Educating and Evaluating the Watershed for Preservation
Project
Area(s) to be protected: Wheeling Creek Watershed
Partner(s): West Greene Schools and Richhill Supervisors
Focus: Develop a brochure and website that will feature results
from stream testing in the watershed.
Grant: $4,000
Contact: Attilia Shumaker, 724.627.7871, email: attilia@fadConet
Pittsburgh Voyager
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN
Project - Watershed Protection Projects - 2001
Project Title: Greene Co River Exploration
Project
Area(s) to be protected: Monongahela River
Partner(s): Greene Co Conservation District
Focus: Travel to outlying Pittsburgh area regions via a Voyager
vessel, equipped with a learning laboratory, to educate students of
Greene Co about watersheds and environment in their area.
Grant: $4,130
Contact: JoAnn Albert, 412.231.2712, email: jalbert@pittsburghvoyager.org
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